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USAF Lighters Zippo, Vulcan, Ronson, Konwal, etc.

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 F-86 / F-100 1954-1958. Japanese-made "Vulcan".

386th Fighter-Bomber Sqdn F-86 F-100 1954-1958  V.JPG

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#52

USAF 6400th Equipment Repair Squadron. Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. Japanese-made "Konwal Super".

6400th Equipment Repair Squadron Tachikawa AB, Japan  KW.JPG

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#53

USAF 566th Operations Squadron. Hamilton AFB, CA 1952-1955. Japanese-made "Wellington".

566th Operations Squadron (566thABG-566th Air Defense Wing) Hamilton AFB, CA 1952-1955 W.JPG

566th Ops Sqdn (566ABG-566ADW) '52-'55 Rev W.JPG

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#54

USAF 5th Communications Squadron (Division). Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. Japanese-made "Penguin".

5th Communications Sqdn (Division) Tachikawa AB, Japan  P.JPG

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#55

USAF 8th Field Maintenance Squadron. Itazuke Air Base, Japan. Japanese-made "Longines".

8th Field Maintenance Sqdn Itazuke AB, Japan  L.JPG

8th Field Maintenance Sqdn Itazuke AB, Japan  Rev  L.JPG

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#56

USAF 56th Air Rescue Squadron. Sidi Slimane Air Base, French Morocco. Japanese-made "Konwal".

56th Air Rescue Squadron Sidi Slimane AB, French Morocco  OBKW.JPG

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#57

USAF 839th Air Police Squadron. Sewart AFB, TN.1957-1966. Japanese-made "Vulcan".

839th Air Police Squadron Sewart AFB, TN 1957-1966   V.JPG

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#58

USAF 6102d Air Police Squadron. Yokota Air Base, Japan 1960-1964. Japanese-made "A-One".

6102d Air Police Sqdn Yokota AB, Japan  A1.JPG

6102d Air Police Sqdn Yokota AB, Japan  Rev  A1.JPG

6102d Air Police Sqdn YAB, Japan  A1.JPG

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#59

USAF 67th Air Police Squadron. Itami Air Base, Japan 1956. Japanese-made "Vulcan".

67th Air Police Squadron  V.JPG

67th Air Police Squadron Itami AB, Japan 1956  Rev V.JPG

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#60

USAF 4085th Air Base Squadron. Japanese-made "Penguin".

4085th Air Base Sqdn Frobisher Bay Baffin Island Canada   P.JPG

4085th Air Base Sqdn Frobisher Bay Baffin Island Canada  Rev  P.JPG

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#61

USAF 1503d Air Police Squadron. Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. Japanese-made "Pacific".

1503d Air Police Sqdn Tachikawa AB, Japan  PA.JPG

1503d Air Police Sqdn Tachikawa AB, Japan  Rev  PA.JPG

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#62

USAF 23d Tactical Air Support Squadron "Nail 46". Nakhon Phanom, RTAFB. Japanese-made "Vulcan".

23d Tactical Air Support Squadron Capt Wayne D. Bradley (Nail 46) O-2A Nakon Phanom RTAFB  V.JPG

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#63

TUSLOG Detachment 3 (6933d Radio Group (Mobile) USAF Security Service). Karamursel Air Station, Turkey. Japanese-made "Vulcan".

6933d Radio Group (Mobile) USAF Security Service Karamursel Air Station, Turkey  OBV.JPG

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#64

6918th Radio Squadron (Mobile) USAF Security Service. Itazuke Air Base, Japan. Japanese-made "Sure-Fire".

6918th Radio Squad(Mobile) USAF Security Service Itazuke AB, Japan  SF.JPG

6918th Radio Squadron (Mobile) USAFSS  Rev  SF.JPG

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#65

USAF / 5th Air Force Sea Survival School. Numazu, Japan. Japanese-made "Penguin".

5th Air Force Sea Survival School  P.JPG

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#66

USAF 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron. Itazuke Air Base, Japan. F-86/F-100 1954-1958. Japanese-made "Vulcan".

35th Fighter-Bomber Sqdn Itazuke AB, Japan 1954-1958 F-86 F-100 V.JPG

35th Fighter-Bomer Squadron F-86 F-100 '54-'58 Rev V.JPG

#67

Yokota:

 

You keep coming up with the good ones.  I especially like the 35th FBS example.  Neat!

 

Charlie

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#68

I always appreciate your input! YK57

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#69

6155th Air Base Squadron. Hoensong Air Base (K-46) ROK. Japanese-made "Wellington".

6155th Air Base Sqdn Air Evac -Survival Training Hoensong AB (K-46) ROK  TRW.JPG

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#70

USAF 782d Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron. Rockville Air Force Station, IN. 1952-1959. Japanese-made "Wellington".

782d Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron Rockville Air Force Station, IN 1952-1959  W.JPG

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#71

USAF 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron. (F-100) Bien Hoa AB, RVN 1968. Japanese-made "Super Ace".

90th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-100 Bien Hoa AB, RVN 1968  SA.JPG

90th Tactical Ftr Sqdn F-100 Bien Hoa AB, RVN  Rev  SA.JPG

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#72

USAF 8th Bomb Squadron (Light, Night Intruder) B-26. Kunsan AB (K-8), ROK & Johnson AB, Japan. Japanese-made "Prince".

8th Bomb Sqdn (Light, Night Intruder) B-26 Kunsan AB (K-8) ROK & Johnson AB, Japan  PR.JPG

8th Bomb Sqdn (Light, Night Intruder) B-26 Kunsan AB (K-8) ROK & Johnson AB, Japan  Rev  PR.JPG

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#73

USAF 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing / Operating Location 8. Kadena AB, Okinawa 1967-1970. Both are Japanese-made "Novel-Arts". One used and one in the original cellophane w/box.

9th Strategic  Recon Wing OL-8 Kadena AB, Okinawa SR-71 '67-'70  NA.JPG

9th Strategic Recon Wing OL-8 Kadena AB, Okinawa SR-71 '67-'70  MIBNA.JPG

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#74

USAF 57th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Hickam AFB, TH. Japanese-made "Wellington".

57th Weather Recon Sqdn Hickam AFB, TH  W.JPG

57th Weather Reconnaissance  Squadron  Rev  W .JPG

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#75

USAF 188th Fighter Squadron (NMANG). Japanese-made "Vulcan".

188th Fighter Sqdn New Mexico Air National Guard  V.JPG

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