Caption | Captured Japanese N1K fighter being evaluated by the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit at Eagle Farm Airbase, Brisbane, Australia, 1945. Note the exaggerated USAAF markings, using the rudder stripes that had been eliminated 3 years earlier. ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | ||||
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Photo Size | 1,875 x 1,477 pixels | ||||
Photos at Same Place | Brisbane, Australia | ||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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