English: This group of photos depict a large number of captured Japanese warplanes that were transported to the U.S. for evaluation just after the war. Some of the photos are of the aircraft being prepared for shipments at Yokosuka, Japan in late October and early November, 1945. Others depict the planes on board USS Barnes (CVE-20) during its transit to Norfolk via Alameda and the Panama Canal.

Aircraft depicted include: Kawanishi N1K2 Kawasaki Ki-48 Kawasaki Ki-102 Kyushu Q1W Mitsubishi A6M Mitsubishi Ki-46 Nakajima C6N Nakajima J5N Yokosuka P1Y Yokosuka D4Y Also included are photos of experimental Japanese wooden props, an aircraft revetment at Yokosuka and group of Japanese naval maintenance personnel that presumably assisted in preparing the aircraft for shipment.

SOURCE INSTITUTION: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive