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Category Archives: Japan
Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony
Indigenous Japanese engines were mostly radials, round engines. But shortly before the war started, the Japanese Army decided it needed a fighter more like the European types. The Spitfire and Bf109 were making news, so the Imperial Army knew it … Continue reading
Nakajima B5N2 “Kate”
Air Raid Pearl Harbor… This is easily the best known example of this important Japanese bomber. On December 7, 1941, Commander Mitsuo Fuchida flew this plane as commander of the Pearl Harbor attack force. After the jump, a look at … Continue reading
What’s in a Name? – Japan
This will be the first in a recurring series of posts on how aircraft naming/designating systems worked in different countries. I thought I would start with Japan as the title I’ve chosen for this series has a particular meaning for … Continue reading
Nakajima Ki-43-I “Oscar”
The Japanese Army “Oscar” is far less known than the Navy’s Zero. Yet it has many similarities, and also served from the start to the end of the Pacific War. So let’s take a look at an important, but … Continue reading
Mitsubishi Ki-46 – III “Dinah”
Although every country had aircraft wholly dedicated to photographic reconnaissance*, Japan was the only major combatant to have designs intended for that purpose from the very start. This post we’ll take a brief look the “Dinah”.
Mitsubishi A6M5c Model 52 Zero-Sen
The Zero was certainly the most famous Japanese aircraft of World War II. The late, Model 52c Zero was much improved over the version used at the start of the war. But it couldn’t compete with more completely modern types … Continue reading
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