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Aircraft:
Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
- Reg: N7956P photos
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Serial #:
24-3193
- Airline: Private
- Photo Date: Apr 04, 2022
- Uploaded: Sep 07, 2022
- Lakeland-Linder Regional - KLAL, USA - Florida
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Del/25/02/1961 "Toku-Hana" In 1964, a Japanese American by the name of Henry Ohye specially equipped his plane with extra tanks and made the first successful trans-Pacific flight from the U.S. to Japan in a single engine aircraft. Henry Ohye was a U.S born American citizen who fell in love with flight at the age of nine. He saved his pennies and took flight lessons, earning his private pilot’s license in 1931, and in 1933 he became the first Nisei to ever receive a commercial transport pilot’s license. It is interesting to note that his pilot’s license was actually signed by Orville Wright. In 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Ohye Piper 24-250 Comanche - Toku Hana Toku Hana attempted to enlist in the Army Air Force Corp, but was declined due to his race. Instead, he was sent to an American “relocation” camp in Arizona, where he developed programs to teach boys how to build model airplanes. Piper 24-250 Comanche - Toku Hana Toku Hana In spite of what many would feel as unfair treatment, he remained a loyal U.S. citizen, and when tensions again arose between the U.S. and Japan in the 1960’s, he planned this “goodwill” mission to Japan in an attempt to reconcile the countries and maintain peace. The ’63 Comanche, christened the Toku-Hana in honor of Ohye’s parents, took off from Los Angeles in July of 1964. After stopping along the route in Oakland, Honolulu, Midway, Wake, Guam and Okinawa, the flight ended successfully in Tokyo where Ohye delivered his letters of good Piper 24-250 Comanche - Toku Hana Toku Hana will from sister cities in the U.S. and helped to maintain peace and friendship between the two countries. Ohye planned and executed his mission of good will, not because he was looking for self gratification or men’s applause, or even for monetary gain. His motivation was simply to bring about reconciliation and friendship between two countries that had been ripped apart by war and distrust. He made this perilous journey out of love for his fellow men, and donated his time, energy, and resources to help make the world a better place for others.
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Del/25/02/1961 "Toku-Hana" In 1964, a Japanese American by the name of Henry Ohye specially equipped his plane with extra tanks and made the first successful trans-Pacific flight from the U.S. to Japan in a single engine aircraft. Henry Ohye was a U.S born American citizen who fell in love with flight at the age of nine. He saved his pennies and took flight lessons, earning his private pilot’s license in 1931, and in 1933 he became the first Nisei to ever receive a commercial transport pilot’s license. It is interesting to note that his pilot’s license was actually signed by Orville Wright. In 1941, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Ohye Piper 24-250 Comanche - Toku Hana Toku Hana attempted to enlist in the Army Air Force Corp, but was declined due to his race. Instead, he was sent to an American “relocation” camp in Arizona, where he developed programs to teach boys how to build model airplanes. Piper 24-250 Comanche - Toku Hana Toku Hana In spite of what many would feel as unfair treatment, he remained a loyal U.S. citizen, and when tensions again arose between the U.S. and Japan in the 1960’s, he planned this “goodwill” mission to Japan in an attempt to reconcile the countries and maintain peace. The ’63 Comanche, christened the Toku-Hana in honor of Ohye’s parents, took off from Los Angeles in July of 1964. After stopping along the route in Oakland, Honolulu, Midway, Wake, Guam and Okinawa, the flight ended successfully in Tokyo where Ohye delivered his letters of good Piper 24-250 Comanche - Toku Hana Toku Hana will from sister cities in the U.S. and helped to maintain peace and friendship between the two countries. Ohye planned and executed his mission of good will, not because he was looking for self gratification or men’s applause, or even for monetary gain. His motivation was simply to bring about reconciliation and friendship between two countries that had been ripped apart by war and distrust. He made this perilous journey out of love for his fellow men, and donated his time, energy, and resources to help make the world a better place for others.Camera
Canon EOS 7D Mark II | Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM Show Exif data-
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- Reg: N7956P photos
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Aircraft:
Piper PA-24-250 Comanche
- Airline: Private
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Serial #:
24-3193
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Lakeland-Linder Regional - KLAL
- USA - Florida
