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The Japanese Dove
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the paper plane design I call The Japanese Dove. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

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1944

As far as I know this design first appears in 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944.

The same design appears:

1960

As 'An Airplane' in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960.

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