Sunday, 15 April 2012

Hokoku #2 ~ #10

All photos from the Arawasi collection but unfortunately it seems that photos of Hokoku #3 and #4 are quite rare so we would appreciate it if anyone has any to share.

 Kawanishi E5K1 Hokoku #2
Donated by citizens of Hyogo Prefecture on April 17, 1932.

Nakajima A2N Carrier Fighter Hokoku #5
Donated by citizens of Ishikawa Prefecture on June 12, 1932.

Yokosho E1Y Hokoku #6
Donated by citizens of Aichi Prefecture on July 10, 1932.

Nakajima A2N Carrier Fighter Hokoku #7
Donated by vocational schools from all over Japan on September 23, 1932.

Nakajima E4N2 Reconnaissance Seaplane Hokoku #8
Donated by citizens of Kagoshima Prefecture on October 2, 1932. 

Mitsubishi 3MT2 Hokoku#9
Donated by volunteer group living in the Kure Naval District on October 2, 1932
Note the very different style of the inscription.

Nakajima A2N Carrier Fighter Hokoku #10
 Donated by citizens of Saga Prefecture on October 2, 1932 

3 comments:

  1. Is there some documentary record which tells us what aircraft type(s) numbers 3 and 4 were?
    Or, must we depend on photos turning up to know even that much?

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  2. According to the site

    http://www.ne.jp/asahi/aikokuki/aikokuki-top/Houkokugou_List1.html

    they were Mitsubishi B1M3 and they were donated by the Kure Naval District on June 19, 1932.

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  3. Thanks George.

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