IJNAF ground crew uniforms - video
A September 14, 1943 video clip from the NHK collection offering a very nice view of the maintenance of Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" and ground crew uniforms. The unit is the Oppama Kokutai as indicated by the "オヒ" (OHI) in katakana on the tail.
According to the narration: "On August 24, headmasters of Technical Schools from all over the country joined the Navy for one day to experience first-hand the training of the maintenance crews, who are behind the brilliant Navy "Sea Eagles"."
In this short clip from a video dated February 16, 1944, the US bombers are approaching Rabaul for yet another raid, and the Zero-sen are taking off to intercept them. Note the various summer clothes and headgear worn by the ground crews.
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