Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (4 Viewers)

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[Shinpachi]

Wake Island introduced to the Japanese people in May, 1942

Destroyed planes on the island

Carrying wounded US soldiers to the hospital by a flying boat

Source: Press Photos (May 1942)

 

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Battle of Wake Island introduced to the Japanese people in an art book of 1943.

A survivor testifies that an officer ordered his men to empty the chamber of their rifles and attach a bayonet before landing because such a small shell did not help against enemies' heavy weapons. They intended hand-to-hand combat from the beginning.

Source: Art Book of the Greater East Asia Decisive Battles (1943)

 

[Shinpachi]

Boeing 307B introduced to the Japanese people as one of the most advanced aircraft in the world with the sealed cabin.

Source: Flight Japan (Dec.1942)

 

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[Shinpachi]

Japanese propaganda radio station in 18 languages - Radio Tokyo in 1942.

POW from the Wake Island talks to his people.

Upper photos: translation room, manuscripts and contol room
Lower photos: announcers for Thai, Dutch, France, Malaya, India and Burma

Source: Press Photos (July 1942)

 

[nuuumannn]

Japanese postcards

Source: 絵葉書 海軍 海軍航空機 飛行船 空母 気球 ８枚完全組「中古」の落札価格｜その他｜ヤフオク！ 落札相場- オークファン（aucfan.com）

Yuss! more airship stuff. Could you please translate the captions, shinpachi?

The flying boat is a Navy F.5 or Hiro F.5, which was the Felixtowe F.5 flying boat licence built by the Hiro Naval Arsenal at Yokosuka and Aichi watch making company. A Felixtowe flying boat, built by the Short Brothers was supplied to the IJN by the British Naval Mission of 1921, and Short Bros supplied kits for Hiro to build under licence. Aichi built the largest number, around 40, if my sources are right. They had a wooden hull of the Linton Hope type and were powered by two Rolls-Royce Eagle engines.

 

[nuuumannn]

I know it must be a rare plane because Japan fielded very few liquid cooled planes in WW2

In the post WW1 period, there were lots of Japanese aeroplanes powered by liquid cooled engines, both navy and landplanes. Liquid cooled engines were supplied by the French, Germans Italians and British. Napier and Rolls-Royce supplied engines, as did Hispano Suiza, Fiat, BMW and Maybach, and these were fitted to a wide variety of types. The Type 89 flying boat shown above was built by Hirosho (Hiro) Arsenal and was powered by Hiro developed W-12 engines of between 500 and 750 hp. Kawasaki also licence built BMW VI in-line engines, which went into a few different types, notably built by Kawanishi. It seems strange that the Japanese shied away from in-line liquid cooled engines during the war, they were certainly prevalent before the war.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

In the post WW1 period, there were lots of Japanese aeroplanes powered by liquid cooled engines, both navy and landplanes. Liquid cooled engines were supplied by the French, Germans Italians and British. Napier and Rolls-Royce supplied engines, as did Hispano Suiza, Fiat, BMW and Maybach, and these were fitted to a wide variety of types. The Type 89 flying boat shown above was built by Hirosho (Hiro) Arsenal and was powered by Hiro developed W-12 engines of between 500 and 750 hp. Kawasaki also licence built BMW VI in-line engines, which went into a few different types, notably built by Kawanishi. It seems strange that the Japanese shied away from in-line liquid cooled engines during the war, they were certainly prevalent before the war.

Thanks nuuumannn ! Interwar and prewar japanese aeroplanes are very far from my limited knowledge.

Hope to have some time to read Putnam's book about japanese aircraft from 1910 to 1941

 

[nuuumannn]

Hope to have some time to read Putnam's book about japanese aircraft from 1910 to 1941

A great reference and probably the best English language book on the subject.

 

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[Shinpachi]

Yuss! more airship stuff. Could you please translate the captions, shinpachi?

From left to right,

(Naval aircraft) Spectacular aerial smokescreen

(Naval aircraft) Appearance of the majestic flying boat

(Naval aircraft) An airship that flies quietly in the wind

(Naval aircraft) Balloons, formation of planes and a parachute

Japanese F5

Source: Picture Science for Hobby (1931)

 

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[Shinpachi]

Airship Graf Zeppelin introduced to the Japanese people in 1931.

LZ127 in Kasumigaura on August 19, 1929

Source: Picture Science for Hobby (1931)

 

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[nuuumannn]

From left to right,

Excellent, thank you, my friend. There's that Felixtowe again....

Airship Graf Zeppelin introduced to the Japanese people in 1931.

Brilliant! A nice wee history of Zeppelin airships for good measure. That last photo of the Zeppelin cruising over Kasumigaura, the buildings on the ground still exist. This was the seaplane base of the airfield, but there's suburbs and houses between the two now, the airfield set further inland from the shore. They are both operated by the JGSDF, the shore buildings are now part of JGSDF Base Tsuchiura. Kasumigaura is a JGSDF helicopter base now.

 

[Shinpachi]

A camera crew did not fail to catch an impressive scene.

Source: Sea and Sky (April 1943)

 

[Shinpachi]

Mr. Nobuo Harada's collection at the Kawaguchiko Museum in August 2022.

C6N under restoration

Source: 2022年 河口湖自動車博物館・飛行館 - んたのブログ

 

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