IJA Secret Intelligence Team at Chofu

[Shinpachi]

Thank you Wayne for your comment always I believe his story is very educational. It's not only a historical testimony but a live operation manual for me sometimes.

[kaigunair]

I"m enjoying your translations very much. Was the pilot of the US plane identified? If so, would be great to try to see if the US pilot had recorded this incident in his log/diary or told it to his family.

Would be a great research project!

[Shinpachi]

Thank you kaigunair for your post. I'm glad you are fine

I'm not sure if the US pilot was identified or not at this stage.

I'll contact with the Author's side a.s.a.p. as this will be an unavoidable path for the future translation. "There was an incident as a fact but none were identified" will not satisfy the members' interest of this forum.

Your question and opinion are very reasonable.

[Shinpachi]

Hi, kaigunair. I have contacted with the Author's side(Publisher) today.
Let's look forward to any good reply.

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The followings may concern with the incident.

USAAF Chronology:
PACIFIC OCEAN AREA (POA)

MONDAY, 23 APRIL 1945

AAFPOA (Seventh Air Force): 13 B-24s from Guam Island pound positions on
Marcus Island. The 28th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, Seventh AF,
based on Kualoa Airfield, Hawaii with F-5Es, sends a detachment to operate
from Okinawa, the first Seventh AF unit to arrive (another detachment is
operating from Saipan Island).

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As you may know, F-5E is a variant of P-38 with no guns

[Shinpachi]

I have had a reply from the publisher by email earlier.
He was politely asking me if he may transfer my question as it is, including my private informations, to the author, Mr. Miyoshi. Of course, I replied 'Yes'.

Is he fine? I don't know but my father is older than him and still fine, very fine. Let's pray.

[Wayne Little]

Fingers crossed! Hope you get a positive answer....

[Shinpachi]

Hi Wayne

Mr. Teruo Miyoshi passed away two years ago.
My action was too late.
Only regrets Sorry everybody!

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

May he rest in peace.

[Shinpachi]

Thank you Aaron.
He will be enjoying reunion in the sky.

For ourselves, I would like to complete Article No.44 in which he was mentioning about his first encounters with P-38.

[Wayne Little]

Sorry to hear this....

[Shinpachi]

He wrote the story because he would be knowing that his days were numbered.
He was cool

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Here are some other incredible stories which I want to translate around me.
A testimony by a former OHKA(suicide rocket attacker) pilot.
�_—‹•”‘à

He was ordered to rush several times but fortunately survived because of bad weather.

Mr. Bill Gordon interviewed him to introduce details on his web site.
Home Page of Bill Gordon

Sixty three years after the war look very fast.

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Looking forward to them.

[Shinpachi]

Hi Aaron. You have kindly brought me back to this thread again.
Thank you for it as my heart has been almost empty for a week.

Life goes on

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I hope it is nothing serious. We can wait if need be. Hope all is well.

[Shinpachi]

Hi Aaron It's so much kind of you to worry about me.
It was nothing at all and I'm OK. I'm just being back.