| Caption | Captured P-40 fighters with Japanese markings, China, circa 1940s ww2dbase | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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| Photo Size | 641 x 456 pixels | ||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | China | ||||||||
| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
| Licensing | This work originating in Japan is in the public domain. According to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970, a work is in the public domain if it was created or published before 1 Jan 1957. Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Bill says:
17 Apr 2014 03:15:31 AM
IN ENEMY HANDS:
The Japanese tested and evaluated enemy aircraft
at the Imperial Army Air Technical Research Laboratory Tachikawa, Japan.
P-40'S OF THE RISING SUN:
Captured Curtiss P-40's were flown by the (IJAAF)
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force's 50th Sentai
in defense of Rangoon.
Bill says:17 Apr 2014 03:15:31 AM
IN ENEMY HANDS:
The Japanese tested and evaluated enemy aircraft
at the Imperial Army Air Technical Research Laboratory Tachikawa, Japan.
P-40'S OF THE RISING SUN:
Captured Curtiss P-40's were flown by the (IJAAF)
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force's 50th Sentai
in defense of Rangoon.
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16 Apr 2014 02:08:12 PM
MADE IN AMERICA, TESTED IN JAPAN:
The Japanese captured a number of Curtiss P-40s
most were captured in shipping crates in Java.
Among other aircraft captured were the early model Boeing B-17s of which several were captured.
Aircraft were shipped to Japan evaluated and tested.
Photograph shows a line up of P-40s a Boeing B-17 a Brewster F2A Buffalo that could have been captured from the Netherlands East Indies Air Force or RAF, Douglas DB7 twin-engine bombers that were captured from the Netherlands East Indies Air Force, and a number of other aircraft.