Memories of Johnson Air Base

This home movie is from the Walter Moore archive and spans the years 1951-53. It has been digitally enhanced with sound added. Johnson Air Base was established by the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 25, 1945 in the then rural village of Sayama and adjacent Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. It had served as headquarters for the Fifth Air Force. On June 28, 1973, all USAF units were inactivated and the base was transferred to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.