British mechanics inspecting a captured Japanese H6K flying boat, Sourabaya, Java, Jan 1946

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Caption     British mechanics inspecting a captured Japanese H6K flying boat, Sourabaya, Java, Jan 1946 ww2dbase
Date  Jan 1946
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-15 CF 1074
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 300 x 210 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
29 Oct 2013 05:45:36 PM

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT:

One Kawanishi H6K Mavis was captured and later used by Indonesian Nationalists. Personnel are RAF maintenance section, working on the engines, making it ready for a test flight. Photo taken at Sourabaya Java January 1946.

WAR ORPHAN:

Later the Mavis fell into Dutch hands, and finally
taken by the British along with other Japanese aircraft, and later scrapped.

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