ATAIU SEA

I hope I have the acronym written correctly. Does anyone know of a book
written about the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit, SouthEast Asia? This
was a unit that tested captured Japanese aircraft in that region. I just saw a
reference that indicates they were using Japanese pilots to test or ferry
Japanese aircraft in 1946!? How long did the unit exist?

John Dupre'

Subject: ATAIU SEA
From: (JDupre5762)
Date: 8/14/2004 7:41 AM Central Daylight Time
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I hope I have the acronym written correctly. Does anyone know of a book
written about the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit, SouthEast Asia?
This
was a unit that tested captured Japanese aircraft in that region. I just saw
a
reference that indicates they were using Japanese pilots to test or ferry
Japanese aircraft in 1946!? How long did the unit exist?

John Dupre'


Try Phil Butler's book War Prizes (Midland Counties Publications, Leicester,
England 1994). He has a chapter on British Activities in the Far East and talks
extensively (too long to quote here) about the Allied Technical Air
Intelligence Unit South-East Asia.

BTW, Hasegawa did a 1/48 kit (Kit number SP10) of an A6M5 Type 52 with ATAIU
markings included. HTH


Ed
"If an enemy power is bent on conquering you, and proposed to
turn all of his resources to that end, he is at war with you;
and you -- unless you contemplate surrender -- are at war with
him." --Barry Goldwater