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[Shinpachi]

A nice picture of Ki-115, Snautzer01!
The airframe is still preserved in a warehouse of Tsukuba City nearby Tokyo.
This is not officially displayed because it may need restoration for the purpose.

 

[Wayne Little]

Awesome pic!

 

[Snautzer01]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

Pictured in Korea?
Cool.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Look at that little guy in the rear cockpit of the second picture!

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice!

 

[Snautzer01]

 

[Wayne Little]

Keep 'em coming...

 

[Snautzer01]

 

[Wayne Little]

NICE!

 

[Capt. Vick]

It appears as though the bomber in the first picture (Helen?) has false glazing painted on it's nose, and perhaps a contact fuse sticking out the middle? It appears to be a training aircraft from the Hamamatsu Bombing School. I wonder if it was just an airfield decoy or an unused kamikaze aircraft.

 

[Snautzer01]

Hickam Field Hawaii

 

[Wurger]

 

[Capt. Vick]

Anybody know what is written on the nose of the Ki 21 Sally? Shinpachi-san?

 

[Shinpachi]

Anybody know what is written on the nose of the Ki 21 Sally? Shinpachi-san?

It's 笠置 (Kasagi). A person's family name, Jim

 

[Capt. Vick]

Thanks you sir! I was hoping it would say: "Hi Jim!"

 

[Shinpachi]

You are welcome, Jim !
For the security, the Ki-49 of the first photo belongs to Army Hamamatsu Flight School.
The person "Kasagi" might have been a pilot there if those photos had been taken there.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Thanks. I believe the Ki 21 is the plane with the smallish "meatball" all the way to the left in the last picture in post #183. You can only see the tail, but I believe they are one in the same. Was this photo taken at the school?

 

[Shinpachi]

Sorry Jim I can't tell exactly as I don't know the photo source.