The Snapshots in Time Collection
Captured Japanese Fighter Aircraft with U.S. Markings, 389th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group, 8 August 1944
A captured Japanese fighter aircraft, re-marked with U.S. national insignia, sits on the airstrip of the 389th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group, on August 8, 1944. Captured enemy aircraft such as this were often evaluated by Allied airmen and engineers to study Japanese aviation technology and tactics during the Pacific war. Project: 218267