Awesome plane!
Is it true that it has been found in Panama?
It would be wicked if it was either: restored to flying condition or restored to flying condition and operated again.
The XB-15 is revolutionary, I mean how many 1937 planes do you know that had de-icing equipment, automatic...
If done in the correct manner the Firing Squad is one of the most painless executions available as bullets travel extremely fast, meaning the person would more than likely be dead before they knew what was happening.
Much less painful the hanging or getting fried.
Probably coincidence as wikipedia says "Japan was suprisingly late to introduce the sub-machine gun to its armed forces , a few models of the SIG Bergman 1920 (a licenced version of the German MP 18 ) was purchased from Switzerland in the 20s".
It then goes straight on about 1942 and who...