Greetings all,
I recently picked up a USMC veteran's scrapbook on eBay, and included loose in the pages was this Japanese data plate. Wondering if anyone can help translate it. (Vet has a few personal pictures of wrecked Japanese aircraft on Okinawa, perhaps it's from one of those?)
Thanks in advance!
Geoff
Data Plate from Okinawa
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Re: Data Plate from Okinawa
I am not a proficient Japanese speaker, so this is approximately what the last two lines of text say. Take it with a grain of salt.
The last line says (approximately):
住友通信互業株式会杜, which I have translated as:
"Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Conversational Switch" (The character "杜" can also mean stoppage, interruption, cessation, or suspension)
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. is currently a manufacturer of electric wire and optical fiber cables. But during World War II, they produced electrical equipment for the Japanese Military.
the line above that says (approximately):
?造昭和19年2月重量1.3瓩, which I have translated as:
Constructed on Shōwa 19 (1944), Month 2 (February). Weight: 1.3 kg
(Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. was called Sumitomo Electric Wire & Cable Works before WWII, so it must be the former)
Hopefully a more proficient speaker can correct some mistakes that I have made.
Thanks!
The last line says (approximately):
住友通信互業株式会杜, which I have translated as:
"Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. Conversational Switch" (The character "杜" can also mean stoppage, interruption, cessation, or suspension)
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. is currently a manufacturer of electric wire and optical fiber cables. But during World War II, they produced electrical equipment for the Japanese Military.
the line above that says (approximately):
?造昭和19年2月重量1.3瓩, which I have translated as:
Constructed on Shōwa 19 (1944), Month 2 (February). Weight: 1.3 kg
(Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. was called Sumitomo Electric Wire & Cable Works before WWII, so it must be the former)
Hopefully a more proficient speaker can correct some mistakes that I have made.
Thanks!
- Renner aus Schlesien
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Re: Data Plate from Okinawa
I see he also posted here and an answer was given! haha
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 1#p1939821
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 1#p1939821