【前回の続きみたいなもの】駐留先の英国にて基地交流祭が行われ、日本文化を知って貰おうと爆撃隊の面々が考えたのが日本の昔話「かぐや姫」の演劇であった。写真は舞台公演の後、第二次日英同盟の存在を誇示する為に共同開発された新型局戦を前に、かぐや姫役を演じた 蓬莱山 輝夜 大佐を始め記念写真に興じる爆撃編隊主要スタッフの面々。普段は犬猿の仲の輝夜大佐と藤原中尉が一緒に写っていると言う極めて珍しい一枚でもある。尚、この時鈴仙中尉は 因幡 てゐ 少尉を肩車しつつ脚立に立っているため写真には写っていない。

[ Something like a sequel to post #702406 ]
In the British Isles, where a fleet of Nakajima G10N bombers were stationed, a "British-Japanese Cultural Exchange Festival" took place in which the bomber fleet crew thought to perform a play of the old Japanese story, "The Tale of Princess Kaguya," so that the members of the RAF could learn about Japanese culture.
In this picture taken after the staged performance, the principal members of the bomber fleet, such as Captain Houraisan Kaguya who to play the role of Kaguya Hime, were enjoying themselves in the commemorative photograph beside the new type of interceptor aircraft jointly developed by Japan and England in order to show off the existence of the Second "Anglo-Japanese Alliance":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Japanese_Alliance .
Also in this picture, Captain Kaguya and Sublieutenant Fujiwara, who were usually at each others' throats, are seen together, which makes this an extremely rare picture.
Furthermore at this time, Sublieutenant Reisen was on the top of the stepladder, and Second Sublieutenant Inaba Tewi was riding on her shoulders. So Reisen wasn't photographed.
[tn]Because the first Anglo-Japanese Alliance was renewed and extended twice, in 1905 and 1911, strictly speaking, "the Fourth Anglo-Japanese Alliance" is correct.
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