Username : Wayne Little
First name : Wayne
Category : Judge – Non competing
Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : Hasegawa Nakajima B5N2 Kate
Extras : Eduard Cockpit & Seatbelt Set and canopy Masks.
This subject will depict a B5N2 Kate which participated in the second Wave of the Pearl Harbour attack.
This particular B5N2 Kate EI-309 was flown by SHOKAKU 'Buntaicho' (Squadron Leader) Lieutenant Tadeo Ichihara.
Lt. Ichihara Led the Bombing formation of 18 Kates of the First and Second Chutai from Shokaku, which attacked the Facilities at Kaneohe Naval Air station , while the Third Chutai attacked NAS Pearl Harbor.
IJN Shokaku's kates were distinctive as they carried a unique camouflage differentiating them from the other Kates of the other carriers.
The wings carried a mottled / squiggled pattern which was also carried up and only along the top of the rear fuselage and not along the length of the sides of the fuselage.
Where as the Kates of the other 5 carriers carried a heavily mottled or solid Green painted over the entire upper surfaces.
There are 2 well known Confirmed images of Ichihara's B5N2 on December 7th,
The first is a cropped image and shows EI-309 at the front of the 27 Kates awaiting take off on the flight Deck of Shokaku. The 2 White stripes on the base of Vertical Stabiliser are just visible.
The second in flight image with EI-311 in the foreground, shows Lt. Ichihara's EI-309 in the front background leading the 1st Chutai back to the carriers after the aircraft had released their 250kg Bombs over Kaneohe NAS. Again the White stripes are just barely visible. The code is reported to be confirmed from a better unpublished photo.
Sources: Both images can be found on the Internet searching for B5N2 Kate Shokaku and are used here only for historical reference to the subject aircraft, one site noted below with the images and additional detail.
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First name : Wayne
Category : Judge – Non competing
Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : Hasegawa Nakajima B5N2 Kate
Extras : Eduard Cockpit & Seatbelt Set and canopy Masks.
This subject will depict a B5N2 Kate which participated in the second Wave of the Pearl Harbour attack.
This particular B5N2 Kate EI-309 was flown by SHOKAKU 'Buntaicho' (Squadron Leader) Lieutenant Tadeo Ichihara.
Lt. Ichihara Led the Bombing formation of 18 Kates of the First and Second Chutai from Shokaku, which attacked the Facilities at Kaneohe Naval Air station , while the Third Chutai attacked NAS Pearl Harbor.
IJN Shokaku's kates were distinctive as they carried a unique camouflage differentiating them from the other Kates of the other carriers.
The wings carried a mottled / squiggled pattern which was also carried up and only along the top of the rear fuselage and not along the length of the sides of the fuselage.
Where as the Kates of the other 5 carriers carried a heavily mottled or solid Green painted over the entire upper surfaces.
There are 2 well known Confirmed images of Ichihara's B5N2 on December 7th,
The first is a cropped image and shows EI-309 at the front of the 27 Kates awaiting take off on the flight Deck of Shokaku. The 2 White stripes on the base of Vertical Stabiliser are just visible.
The second in flight image with EI-311 in the foreground, shows Lt. Ichihara's EI-309 in the front background leading the 1st Chutai back to the carriers after the aircraft had released their 250kg Bombs over Kaneohe NAS. Again the White stripes are just barely visible. The code is reported to be confirmed from a better unpublished photo.
Sources: Both images can be found on the Internet searching for B5N2 Kate Shokaku and are used here only for historical reference to the subject aircraft, one site noted below with the images and additional detail.
#35 - PEARL HARBOR raid - Shokaku's high level bombers
EI-302 was flown by a wingman. EI-305 was flown by a wingman. EI-305 photo #1 EI-305 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Shokaku. PHOTO CREDIT: via Mr. David
