The Snapshots in Time Collection
Captured Japanese Fighter Aircraft with Allied Identification Markings, CBI Theater Airfield, World War II
Two captured Japanese fighter aircraft, still bearing their Rising Sun insignia, sit on an airfield ramp in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II. The white cross painted on the lead aircraft's tail marks it as a captured or test airframe under Allied evaluation, a common practice used to prevent the aircraft from being mistaken for an active enemy threat. Project: 218087