Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park

35°47′52.96″N 139°28′26.92″E / 35.7980444°N 139.4741444°E / 35.7980444; 139.4741444CreatedMarch 1978Public transit accessKōkū-kōen StationWebsitewww.parks.or.jp/tokorozawa-kokuu

Tokorozawa Aviation Memorial Park (所沢航空記念公園, Tokorozawa Kōkū Kinenkōen) is a park located in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture in Japan. It contains the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum.

History

The park is built on the former site of Tokorozawa Airfield, Japan's first airfield, which was opened on April 1, 1911. Japan's first plane, the Kaishiki biplane No.1, made its first flight at Tokorozawa on October 13, 1911.[1]

References

  1. ^ Tokorozawa Aviation Museum Experience Exhibits Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 10, 2016

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