Wings of the Rising Sun

Mark Chambers is an avid World War II aviation enthusiast and aviation history author. He has studied World War II military aviation extensively, with a keen focus on the air war in the Pacific. He is the author of Images of Aviation – Flight Research at NASA Langley Research Center (2007), Images of Aviation – Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2014), Building the Supermarine Spitfire – Speed in the Skies (2016), Engineering Test Pilot – The Exceptional Career of John P. “Jack” Reeder (2007) and From Research to Relevance – Significant Achievements in Aeronautical Research at NASA Langley, 1917–2002 (2002). He works as a government contractor technical editor for the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

Chapter 1: The Allied Technical Air Intelligence Units (TAIU)
- The establishment of TAIU and their bases.

Chapter 2: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese World War 2 Fighters
- Flight Testing and Evaluating Koga’s Zero-sen
- Flight Testing and Evaluation at NAS San Diego, California
- Flight Testing and Evaluation at NAS Anacostia, Washington, D.C.
- Wind-Tunnel Testing and Ground Static Evaluation at NACA Langley, Hampton, Virginia
- Flight Testing and Evaluation at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio
- Allied TAIU South East Asia and RAF/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIU for the South West Pacific Area (TAIU-SWPA) and US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIC Evaluations

Chapter 3: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese Bombers
- TAIU Southwest Asia
- RAF/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIU for the SWPA
– US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIC Evaluations

Chapter 4: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese Seaplanes and Flying Boats
- TAIU Southwest Asia
- RAF/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIU for the SWPA
– US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIC Evaluations

Chapter 5: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese Transports
- TAIU Southwest Asia
- RAF/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIU for the SWPA
– US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIC Evaluations

Chapter 6: Flight Testing and Evaluating Captured Japanese Turbojet and Rocket-Powered Aircraft
- TAIU Southwest Asia
- RAF/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIU for the SWPA
– US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIC Evaluations
- US Army/US Navy findings at Japanese aircraft manufacturing facilities and military bases

Chapter 7: Evaluating Japanese Special Weapons
- TAIU Southwest Asia
- RAF/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIU for the SWPA
– US Navy/USAAF Evaluations
- TAIC Evaluations
- Survey of US Intelligence Report findings

Chapter 8: What the Allies Gained from Evaluations of Captured Japanese Aircraft
- Determination of strengths and weaknesses of Japanese aircraft and aerial weapons
- Enabled Allies to develop tactics for combating and defeating Japanese aerial threats
- Provided invaluable insight into Japanese aircraft and aerial weapon design philosophy and manufacturing practices
- Provided a valuable status of the state of Japanese aeronautics technology development and advancement during World War 2

Chapter 9: Where are they Now?
- Japanese aircraft scrapped in US when no longer needed
- Paul Garber (Smithsonian) stored many examples
- Refurbished Japanese aircraft that were once US flight-test subjects
- Refurbished Japanese aircraft that were once Allied flight-test subjects on display in Great Britain

Appendices
- Roster of Japanese captured test aircraft in the United States and abroad, with disposition where known
- List of key American reports and evaluations of Japanese aircraft and aerial weapons technologies.

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