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Okay, I'm off to Wikipedia for that one. Thanks GrauGeist.There were several that were assigned an Allied code name that either didn't exist or were not in military service.
The one pictured looks to be an Aichi 104, code name "ione".
Well I'll be jiggered. It really isn't real!Okay, I'm off to Wikipedia for that one. Thanks GrauGeist.
While you're at it, look up the following:Okay, I'm off to Wikipedia for that one. Thanks GrauGeist.
Roger that! BTW was there a Japanese fighter code named Roger? I'll go look.While you're at it, look up the following:
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No, because that name was used frequently for two-way radio communication.Roger that! BTW was there a Japanese fighter code named Roger? I'll go look.
Found them. I was joking (badly) about Roger.No, because that name was used frequently for two-way radio communication.
With Japanese maritime aircraft if you shot one down it was over water, nothing to recover or for people to discuss, or photograph, just pilots fleeting memories a long time after the event.Japanese aircraft seemed to be more troubling to the allies, recognition wise, compared to European aircraft? Sometimes pure fiction.
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There were several that were assigned an Allied code name that either didn't exist or were not in military service.
The one pictured looks to be an Aichi 104, code name "ione".
While you're at it, look up the following:
Adam
Ben
Eve
Jerry
Abdul
Mike
Bess
Harry
Omar
Julia
Millie
There's a fascinating thread on another forum I visit on Western observers' take on new Soviet aircraft designs post war, featuring aircraft such as the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-24 etc and their interpretation of blurry satellite images and hurriedly snapped pictures at May Day flyovers, in books and magazines. Some real beauties.
I especially like the description of the Kingfisher.I have my father's note book he used whilst training in the RAAF and it's interesting to see some of those fictitious Japanese aircraft code names still being used late 1943.
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Yes BUT how many three engine float planes did the Japanese operate?With Japanese maritime aircraft if you shot one down it was over water, nothing to recover or for people to discuss, or photograph, just pilots fleeting memories a long time after the event.