The following is reproduced from “War Prizes” by P.Butler [Midland, 1994]:
The French forces in Indo-China after the Japanese surrender in 1945 utilised a number of Japanese aircraft. Details of these are incomplete, but known information [in 1994] is as follows:
- Aichi E13A1 “Jake” – six used by Escadrille 8S of the Aeronavale
- Mitsubishi Ki21-I “Sally” – two used by GT I/34
- Mitsubishi Ki46-II “Dinah” – one used by GT I/34 and one crashed
- Mitsubishi Ki51 “Sonia”
- Nakajima or Showa L2D2 “Tabby” (licence-built Douglas DC3) – seven used by GT I/34
- Nakajima Ki43 Oscar – of which twelve at least were in use, 1945-46 by GC I/7 and GC II/7
- Nakajima A6M2 “Rufe” – one in use in 1946 by Escadrille 8S of the Aeronavale
- Tachikawa Ki54 “Hickory” – four in use, 1946-48 by SLAc99
Also, in the link provided in post #1 above (from top to bottom) the following photos are also included in the same volume:
1 – “Zeke” BI-12 in ATAIU-SEA markings on a flight from Tebrau
2 – The radar equipped Mitsubishi G4M “Betty” bomber coded FI-II of the IJN, flying from Tebrau in Malaya in ATAIU-SEA markings
3 – ?
4 – ?
5 – An air-to-air photo of two Mitsubishi J2M “Jacks”, BI-01 and BI-02, flying near Tebrau in 1946.
6 – ?
[NB: ATAIU-SEA = Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit South East Asia]
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Peter D Evans
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