| Item title: | JA145648 supplementary interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/6) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS interrogation reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 6/6 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-272B (Serial no. 410) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 13 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 24/4/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AIR SERVICE, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, JAPANESE AIRCRAFT |
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| Japanese unit names: | 248th Air Regt 3rd Sqn |
| Names: | JA145648, Sgt Maj |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Wewak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] Lae [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Lae–Markham River Area] New Guinea [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for JA 145648 of the 248th Air Regiment 3rd Squadron which was based in Wewak. He was captured near Lae on 12 November 1943. JA 145648, a 28 year old Sergeant Major from Kumamoto, was wounded in the air combat and parachuted down. He attempted to reach the New Guinea coast, but was captured by Australian troops. During the interrogation, JA 145648 provided detailed information on Japanese aircraft, equipment, and performance. Three diagrams of Japanese tactical formations are also included. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:05:17 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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