Original Imperial Japanese Float Plane Tail Skin “52” Captured at Sasebo Airfield in Nagasaki Prefecture in October 1945 Thompson SMG Vermont was laid down in

Vermont was laid down in May 1904 at the Fore River shipyard and launched in August 1905

as to be expected on a helmet that was actually used in service

and then re-stitched to this red background

with the original pull string closure still intact

with worn bluing on the barrel

Original Imperial Japanese Float Plane Tail Skin “52” Captured at Sasebo Airfield in Nagasaki Prefecture in October 1945 Thompson SMG Vermont was laid down inOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a tremendous artifact, a large section of Japanese airplane fabric taken from a Japanese floatplane, likely a Mitsubishi F1M or Aichi E13A. The fabric has a large stenciled 52, certainly part of the planes designation. There is an inscription on the reverse reading SASEBO AIRFIELD OCTOBER 1945. Sasebo Airfield was a large Japanese military airfield. During 1945, it was targeted by U. S. aircraft in four