So this is London! Japanese airmen take a closer look in the rain. After smashing all records by flying the 10,000 miles from Tokyo to London in well under 100 hours, the Japanese airmen Masaaki Iinuma and Kenji Tsukakoshi, landed Croydon in their plane Divine Wind [Mitsubishi Ki-15 Karigane aircraft, name: Kamikaze, registration J-BAAI]. The flyers have brought Coronation greetings from Japan. Photo shows: the Japanese airmen Masaaki Iinuma (left) the 27-year-old pilot, and his radio operator Kenji Tsukakoshi get closer look at London from the roof of their hotel. Typical London weather - a steady downpour of rain - greeted the two Japanese airmen on the first day in London after their magnificent record. 9 April 1937