Seaplane activities
A beautiful photo featuring a Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" Seaplane Fighter having a new propeller installed on a Kiska Island beach, in the Aleutians. The tail marking is censored but the letter "R" is visible. During the time period the photo was taken, between August and December 1942, the letter "R-" was used by the 5th Kokutai for its tail marking. Note the crane we also encountered in previous posts, the barrels, the boxes and the control surfaces locks on the wings and tail. Note also the Kawanishi H6K "Mavis" in the background. Very inspirational photo for a diorama, right?
An Aichi E13A1 "Jake" undergoing maintenance. A big platform in front of the plane, tarps, barrels, and removed panels are some of the things visible.
A Nakajima E8N "Dave" on the deck of (probably) a seaplane tender, is having a new engine installed. Note the various boxes with spare parts lying around.
Washing a Kawanishi E7K2 "Alf".
Holding a Mitsubishi F1M2 "Pete" in place so the crew can climb into the cockpit.
A Nakajima E8N "Dave" getting ready for takeoff.
2 comments:
Thanks for the Floatplanes. Makes my day better.
Very interesting and well edited photographs!
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