otftch
Staff Sergeant
Great Story on Japanese Surrender markings. From "Vintage wings of Canada".
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That was awesome Ed. Thanks for posting!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
That was excellent, I would love to know the viewpoints of the pilots/crew that flew the surrender party.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Yet another good article from that group. VWOC has one of the best sites in the business and posts regular interesting articles like this one. Worth signing up for the newsletter and it's free.
michaelmaltby
Colonel
Outstanding ... photos and history
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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Wildcat
Major
Great link! Fantastic photos too.
Shinpachi-san, I have heard the same from George E. over at ARAWASI toppage
I wonder if the matter will ever be settled.
I wonder if the matter will ever be settled.
N4521U
Plastic Pirate
I gotta repaint the crosses Black???????
Yes, it's black when you see black-look so-called "green cross" in your historical color photos.
A friend of mine confirmed it on an actual Zero fighter relic more than ten years ago. He said clearly "It was black".
It makes sense when it was black,
1. It could have shown condolences for the defeated ally Germany.
2. No pilots wanted to fly such loser's aircraft without Hinomaru but German-look ones.
Remember those Japanese delegates for the surrender signing on the USS Missouri on Sept 2 were not top-class Generals.
They tried to avoid dishonorable roles as much as possible.
3. IJN/IJA guys were not necessarily so obedient as the allied expected.
Regards,
A friend of mine confirmed it on an actual Zero fighter relic more than ten years ago. He said clearly "It was black".
It makes sense when it was black,
1. It could have shown condolences for the defeated ally Germany.
2. No pilots wanted to fly such loser's aircraft without Hinomaru but German-look ones.
Remember those Japanese delegates for the surrender signing on the USS Missouri on Sept 2 were not top-class Generals.
They tried to avoid dishonorable roles as much as possible.
3. IJN/IJA guys were not necessarily so obedient as the allied expected.
Regards,
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GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Didn't I read somewhere that Mr. Takahashi flew aircraft during the surrender?
He would certainly recall if there were actually any green crosses in use like there were supposed to be
He would certainly recall if there were actually any green crosses in use like there were supposed to be
We have a proverb "Say white for black or black for white when you may get involved in trouble".
My guess for these ten years about the green cross is -
The allied order was green.
Ground crew painted in black.
Pilot said it "What a beautiful green!"
Not so much different.
I think you may trust your color photo technology.
My guess for these ten years about the green cross is -
The allied order was green.
Ground crew painted in black.
Pilot said it "What a beautiful green!"
Not so much different.
I think you may trust your color photo technology.
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Either way, this is a great looking model. I like the pains you took to get the anti glare panel just right!
