A very recently uploaded AMAZING clip, features a bunch of Kyushu Q1W "Tokai" (Lorna) land-based anti-submarine patrol bombers, found at Noshiro Airfield, Akita Prefecture, at the end of the war.
The tail marking "903-" indicates that they belong to the 903 Kokutai. The unit was organized on December, 15, 1944, as a maritime defense unit, with its headquarters at Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, and its area of operations in the sea on the east side (Pacific) of Japan. It had dispatch units at several locations including Ominato (Aomori Prefecture), Hachijojima, Tsukuba, Chichijima, Hamajima, Kushimoto, Komachushima and more.
On May 15, 1945, the headquarters of the unit relocated to Ominato and dispatched more units to Wakkanai, Akkeshi, Mihoro (Hokkaido), Yamada Bay (Iwate Prefecture) and others.
Before the end of the war, its area of operations shifted to the sea in the northeast of Japan.
The unit was equipped with a variety of aircraft types including Zero-sen, Nakajima B5N "Kate", Nakajima B6N "Tenzan" (Jill), Mitsubishi G3M "Nell", Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" and Aichi E13A "Jake".
Originally, the unit's tail marking was "ヨG-" (YoG-) but from May 1945 it became "903-".
2 comments:
Wow! That short 'Lorna' clip is absolutely FANTASTIC! ! Thx!
Agree 100% with ZeroTheHero! Thanks so much for sharing, George!
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