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Re: The birth of the Imperial Japanese Army Aviation
Agree, with the above comments;
You could mention that the only Japanese known flyer to fight with the Royal Flying Corps was Harry Fusao O. Ha’Ra born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1891. Having fought courageously in the ground war and was severely wounded 75 times he joined the RFC as an Air Mech, in March 1917 then volunteered for flying training. Qualifing as a pilot at the London and Provincial School of Flying in Edgware on 21st July and received Royal Aero Club Certificate 4991. Promoted to Sergeant, Ha’Ra then went to Reading Aeronautical Military School and passed his exams with honours. After further training, he went to France to fly with No. 1 Squadron.
The legacy of this is that is that at Reading University today a major Japanese manufacturer pays for six students from Japan to study at the Uni.
Kind Regards
Andy Bird
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