Kikuko Matsumoto receiving flowers before a flight
PARTNER
Dennis M. Ogawa Nippu Jiji Photograph Collection
Visit partner
OBJECT ID
ddr-njpa-4-843 (J1112.001)
PARENT COLLECTION
Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive, "Japanese" Collection
DESCRIPTION
Caption on reverse [translation]: "First female pilot to fly to Manchuria. Miss Matsumoto departed in clear autumn weather. (Tokyo) October 23, 1934. With the important missions of friendship between Japan and Manchuria and an imperial military inquiry into Manchuria, our female pilot was planning her first flight to Manchuria. Miss Kikuko Matsumoto, 23, from Asia Pilot School [?], departed at 8:45 a.m. on the 22nd. It was a perfect day for a flight, without a cloud in the sky. The airport is located in Saitama prefecture. With a send-off by Japan-Manchuria Society and many others, her airplane, Shirakiku-go, 230-horsepower, departed in a storm of cheers. The picture shows (1) Miss Matsumoto ready for her visit to Manchuria, with her parents behind her."
DATE
23-Oct-34
LOCATION
OBJECT GENRE
Photographs
OBJECT FORMAT
Still Image
TOPICS
FACILITY
CREATORS
PERSONS/ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTOR
Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of the Hawaii Times Photo Archives Foundation
RIGHTS
Copyright restricted
