CAPTURED AIRCRAFT - ODD PHOTOS (1 Viewer)
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A6Intruder
Airman
The test pilot, Maj Yasuhiko Kuroe (1918-1965), flew to observe the B-29 simply because of his curiosity about how Americans would react as he had no shells.
fubar57
General
Thanks Shinpachi. I never noticed the Hinomaru in the photo you posted.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Thank you for the information, Shinpachi-san!
I hadn't heard of this encounter and I am willing to bet that the B-29 crew must have been a little surprised to see a P-51 appear "out of the blue" like that!
I hadn't heard of this encounter and I am willing to bet that the B-29 crew must have been a little surprised to see a P-51 appear "out of the blue" like that!
You are welcome, Geo and Dave 
Maj Yasuhiko Kuroe's job till the end of war was to train Japanese army pilots teaching how to fight or escape from his P-51.
He was in Osaka on August 15 when the war was over and the airframe was abandoned at Taisyo Airfield (present Yao Airport).
Maj Yasuhiko Kuroe's job till the end of war was to train Japanese army pilots teaching how to fight or escape from his P-51.
He was in Osaka on August 15 when the war was over and the airframe was abandoned at Taisyo Airfield (present Yao Airport).
A Ki-84 flown by Morinao Gokan, at JGSDF Utsunomiya airfield on November 18, 1973.
This airframe was captured by the U.S. Army and restored by Ed Maloney a founder of Planes of Fame in the U.S. after the war was over.
Morinao Gokan, a former Japanese Zero fighter pilot, purchased it from Don Lykins to fly by himself in 1973.
Fuji Heavy Industries (former Nakajima Aircraft) volunteered maintenance till around 1980 when the owner passed away in 1976 and the airframe was sold to a local museum in Kyoto. It was resold twice and is now owned by Chiran Peace Museum in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Photos by courtesy of geta-o
Original site: WB-HAYATE
This airframe was captured by the U.S. Army and restored by Ed Maloney a founder of Planes of Fame in the U.S. after the war was over.
Morinao Gokan, a former Japanese Zero fighter pilot, purchased it from Don Lykins to fly by himself in 1973.
Fuji Heavy Industries (former Nakajima Aircraft) volunteered maintenance till around 1980 when the owner passed away in 1976 and the airframe was sold to a local museum in Kyoto. It was resold twice and is now owned by Chiran Peace Museum in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Photos by courtesy of geta-o
Original site: WB-HAYATE
Excellent pics Shinpachi!
Good stuff shinpachi!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Awesome!
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Great photos, Shinpachi!
Thanks for sharing them and the story
Thanks for sharing them and the story
Thanks everyone
The name "geta-o" san is not his true name but he is one of the best aviation photographers in my country. His career started in 1960.
The former Zero fighter pilot, Morinao Gokan, was President of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Japan then managing his own real estate company.
Searching for the cause of his early death, I came across geta-o san.
Fuji Heavy Industries has no policy to own the ww2 warbirds.
Present Fuji staff are banned to be proud of war contribution by former Nakajima staff.
A lot of episode there.
Thanks!
The name "geta-o" san is not his true name but he is one of the best aviation photographers in my country. His career started in 1960.
The former Zero fighter pilot, Morinao Gokan, was President of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Japan then managing his own real estate company.
Searching for the cause of his early death, I came across geta-o san.
Fuji Heavy Industries has no policy to own the ww2 warbirds.
Present Fuji staff are banned to be proud of war contribution by former Nakajima staff.
A lot of episode there.
Thanks!
I have a picture of an AVENGER in Japanese hands from local paper here, it was shot down over Palembang Raid
Will try to look where i put it
Also a picture of ARADO 196 with Japanese Marking stationed at the PENANG Island, Malaysia where i stay now
CAPTURED USA Aircraft pictures of SBD Corsair too
Will try to look where i put it
Also a picture of ARADO 196 with Japanese Marking stationed at the PENANG Island, Malaysia where i stay now
CAPTURED USA Aircraft pictures of SBD Corsair too
Neat! Thanks brother!
fubar57
General
Nice.
Geo
Geo
That's just silly, with the help of great corporations like Fuji and Mitsubishi it could be so much easier to restore some of those aircraft to flyable condition. So much time has passed from ww2 and we could simply look at those warbirds as a piece of history, not a tool of conquest ...
I hope this policy will change some day.
