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民間航空再開50周年 << 2002年(平成14年) 9月6日 >> 2-5-345

The 50th Anniv.of Civil Aviation in Japan Issued on September 6 2002 (Heisei 14)

The 50th Anniv.of Civil Aviation in Japan Issued on September 6 2002 (Heisei 14)
Japan was banned from operating all aircraft by GHQ due to the end of the Pacific War. After that, in June 1950 (Showa 25), the ban on operations by Japanese airlines was lifted by GHQ, and in January 1951, "Japan Airlines" was launched as a civil aviation. In 1952, the Douglas DC-4B aircraft "Takachiho" started operation. The stamp was issued in commemoration of the 50th anniversary, and "propeller passenger plane and jet passenger plane" are designed.