[WWI] Onokichi Isobe and Maurice Boyau (Update)

[Diego Fernetti]

Dennis!
> You were on the right track. The article in Windscok Volumne 7 No. 2,
> 1991was about Japanese pilot Kiyotake Shigeno. On page three of the article
> there is profile by Ray Rimell of Isobe's plane but there is not a word of
> him in the article. Interesting.

Dang! Foiled again!

> As far as "Wakadori", it fell by the wayside for love. After recovering
> from an injury, Shigeno fell in love and married a lovely French lady and
> his new plane was named "Ninette." Ah, the power of love.

What was sort of sad was the fate of Ninette andtheir daughter after the death of Shigeno. But all of Shigeno biography has a bitteraweet tone.

> In summary, I'm no further along than before except I know more about
> other things. The serial number of Isobe's plane is unknown, so my model
> will be built without one.
> Thank you for the help.

Wish I could have helped more.
Well, at least checking 20 years of windsock issues must have been fun!
D.
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