Photos Japanese Aircraft

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay are two further phtos of early Japanese aircraft at:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japan-Pre-W...gAAOSwKcRbzKqb


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Japan-Pre-W...wAAOSwX3FbC3BB



Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


While surfing earlier I came across a site selling postcards of early Japanese aircraft here are some:


https://www.ehagaki.org/shopping/ja-...1_a7_a1/18308/


https://www.ehagaki.org/shopping/ja-...1_a7_a1/18309/


https://www.ehagaki.org/shopping/ja-...1_a7_a1/18311/


https://www.ehagaki.org/shopping/ja-...1_a7_a1/18314/


https://www.ehagaki.org/shopping/ja-...1_a7_a1/18315/


There are other photos, some relevant to this board, some not.



Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay are a number of photos related to early Japanese aviation including the Bleriot XI-2 in which Lt Kimura Suzoshiro was killed at:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/16530020449...IAAOSw4NRh7~NC


Some Navy operated Farmans:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/16530020465...AAAOSwSS1h7~OQ



Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a pair of Felixstowe F.5 of the Yokosuka Kokutai



https://www.ebay.com/itm/31510634801...sAAOSwHzJlqhzf


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Outside my comfort zone here Clint, but didn't the Yokosuka based F.5s have a distinct Y on their fins?

I have a shot of another F.5 showing 'Y8' and stated also to be from Yokosuka.

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Hi Stig,


Outside my comfort zone too. I've seen the Yokosuka Ku F.5s marked with the Y too. Having said this the Yo character shown on the tail of these machines associated with the Yokosuka Ku came in 26.07.21 ,whereas the Y was used from 21.06.1916 until that date,though according to Cea,the origin of this info, trainers of the Yokosuka Ku used an R rather than the Y for the earlier period.


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

OK Clint

No idea who this 'Cea' is or what his info is, but since appx 50 F.5 were used by the Japanese,
most of them post 26.7.21 I am surprised that there are so many photos of 'Y' coded F.5 and
so few 'Yo' ones.
Should be the other way round....

Is there a list somewhere for Navy aircraft markings up to 1940 or so?
I think I am pretty well covered for the WW 2 period (think mind you....)

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Agreed Stig.1921 cannot be correct.My problem is that I have no more information on interwar JNAF aircraft and their codes than you do.However,the same work Eduardo Cea Aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy Land-based Aviation 1929-45 (I)(?) has a colour illustration of a 1MT1 captioned as 1927. So clearly something is amiss.


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Aha Clint

Another book I don't have....

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a Yokosuka E1Y of the Kasumigaura Kokutai


https://www.ebay.com/itm/31483889588...3ABFBM9NSUnNhj


Regards,


Clint