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Farewell Party for Friends Entering the Navy Preparatory Flight Training Program

Background

男性60代 Taken around 1943–44 (Showa 18–19), this photo captures a farewell gathering for friends who were about to enlist in the Yokaren (Navy Preparatory Flight Training Program).

Expert Comments

男性20代 Those pictured are students around the same age as today’s high schoolers. As they prepared to enter the Yokaren, one wonders what emotions they carried with them during this farewell.
[Yokaren refers to a training program established by the Imperial Japanese Navy to prepare young men for service as aviators.]

You can learn more about this photo in the slide-based educational material titled “Everyday Life in Nagasaki Before the Atomic Bomb: School Life During Wartime.”

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