mmerc20 Posted September 10, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 10, 2014 Here is something I have never seen before. This appears to be some sort of recruiting poster for the Chinese Air Force brought back by a CBI vet. I got a very rough translation from a non-native speaker is "excellent for the young- Go to the Air Force" (or something very similar). I don't know what the bottom row says, but I'm guessing there aren't a lot of these out there. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCapturephotos Posted September 10, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 10, 2014 Wow. That is a really, really neat piece. I went to a Flying Tigers Reunion a year or so ago and would have loved to have had that to bring along. Thanks for sharing. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsmilitary Posted September 10, 2014 Share #3 Posted September 10, 2014 Thats an awesome poster!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted September 11, 2014 Share #4 Posted September 11, 2014 Really nice!!! Love to have that framed and hanging in the war room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted September 11, 2014 Share #5 Posted September 11, 2014 Super piece! That is really a special poster. Thanks for showing it! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstop61 Posted September 14, 2014 Share #6 Posted September 14, 2014 Neat poster What are the dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadboy65 Posted September 15, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 15, 2014 It would be really nice to make a high resolution scan available. I would love to have one of these in my shop. If someone can get me a good scan, I will give them a good, fade proof archival copy. toad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmerc20 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted September 15, 2014 I will see what I can do. What is your shop by chance? It is about 21"x16" by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmerc20 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted September 21, 2014 I posted on Craigslist looking for assistance with a translation but never expected to receive such a detailed explanation like this! Ok, you can see there are ten characters in the picture. Let’s start from left part.到空軍中去 到空军中去(in mandarin)到To 空軍Air force 中into 去 GoKind like, Go to the air force.優秀的青年 优秀的青年(in mandarin)優秀excellent, supreme 的Affiliation relation between those two words, ‘s in english 青年 young manKind like, excellent young man.(bottom writing from left to right)軍委會政治部印Actually, characters in the picture is the opposite direction from what I type above. You should read this word from right to left in the picture. This is the name of an army department in KMT (Taiwan's ruling party nowadays) at that time.軍委會政治部Political Department of the Military Council印 print or publish.To me, this is like a recruitment ad for air force in kmt maybe at the time of Civil War in china or Anti-Japanese War. Hope I answer your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plant#4 Posted October 9, 2014 Share #10 Posted October 9, 2014 Very nice poster, I too, would be interested in a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatic Posted October 9, 2014 Share #11 Posted October 9, 2014 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADMIN Posted April 14, 2015 Share #12 Posted April 14, 2015 Now that is something you don't see every day! Glad it was saved! I can't imagine there are too many around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted April 22, 2015 Share #13 Posted April 22, 2015 According to my reference ("Cartoons of World War II" by Tony Husband, this book features many posters as well as cartoons) this is actually a propaganda piece by the occupying japanese forces in 1941. It is inviting 'talented young men' to join the Chinese air force. I am not sure of the veracity of Mr. Husband's synopsis of the poster as it really does seem to be a recruitment poster for the Chinese Air Force, and I don't see how inviting recruits to join the enemy's forces helps the Japanese in 1941, but I thought I'd mention this poster is mentioned in print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted April 22, 2015 Share #14 Posted April 22, 2015 Very nice poster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmerc20 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share #15 Posted April 23, 2015 Thanks everyone for the comments. Any way you could email me a copy of that page Chris B? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted April 23, 2015 Share #16 Posted April 23, 2015 Good Lord that is so awesome! What a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted April 23, 2015 Share #17 Posted April 23, 2015 Thanks everyone for the comments. Any way you could email me a copy of that page Chris B? I'll remember to bring it into work and scan it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy_trav Posted July 28, 2015 Share #18 Posted July 28, 2015 Very nice piece!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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