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WWII Japanese Torpedo Aircraft Fragment Shot Down by US Marine

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WWII Japanese Torpedo Aircraft Fragment Shot Down by US Marine
WWII Japanese Torpedo Aircraft Fragment Shot Down by US Marine. This was brought home by a US Marine who served in the Pacific during the war. The aircraft was shot down in the Solomon Islands. Note the blue / green color on the fragment. This was a protective, translucent lacquer coating called Aotake which the Japanese used to prevent corrosion on aluninum parts.