| Item title: | HORITA Saburô interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/3) 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 6/3 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-112 (Serial no. 184) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 13 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 3/7/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY AIR SERVICE, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, JAPANESE AIRCRAFT, TRAINING, WEAPONS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 582nd Air Corps |
| Names: | HORITA Saburô, 2nd PO |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Russell Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Solomon Islands] Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] Guadalcanal [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Solomon Islands] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for 2nd Petty Officer HORITA Saburô of the 582nd Air Corps, who was captured on Russell Island on 31 January 1943. HORITA Saburô, a 22 year old 2nd Petty Officer from Toyama, was captured by local people after his aircraft was shot down and forced to land. His unit was based in Rabaul. He was attempting to escape by canoe when he was captured. Although HORITA was security conscious and guarded, during the interrogation he provided limited information on his Air Corps organisation, the aircraft he was operating (Type O Mark 1SSF), aircraft performance and equipment, and training, operation methods. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:44 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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