IJAAF and IJNAS....

Lucky13 · Jul 10, 2019

Any idea what happened with the 13th prototype?

Shinpachi · Jul 11, 2019

Most of the Ki-84s of Akeno had been sent to the Philippines.
Newer models were preserved for the homeland defense.

Lucky13 · Jul 12, 2019

Lucky13 · Jul 12, 2019

Were the Ki-61 mostly found in and around Japan, Homeland Defence and is the '05' the last digits of the serial number?

Wurger · Jul 12, 2019

Yes, usually, these numbers there were the two or three last digits of the plane serial.

Lucky13 · Jul 12, 2019

Much obliged my dear friend!

Lucky13 · Jul 14, 2019

Just snooping around a bit, any idea as to why Hasegawa has new toolings for these...

But are still using molds that are old as dirt, for this one?

Lucky13 · Jul 28, 2019

Eeerrrrmmmmm....a tad confused here gents, is she a A6M2 Type 21 or a A6M5 Type 52?

Wayne Little · Jul 31, 2019

Jan, I can confirm that 8-13 is definitely an A6M5 Type 52 Zero.

Wurger · Jul 31, 2019

the pic source: US troops inspect the wreckage of A6M5 Zero code 8-13 on Saipan | World War Photos

Lucky13 · Aug 1, 2019

Much obliged gentlemen!

Wayne Little · Aug 5, 2019

An additional comment regarding Wojteks posted image while it states it is an A6M5 one could easily take it for another version, luckily there is another photo from the 10 o'clock position that clearly shows the A6M5 Exhaust outlets, to identify it.

Lucky13 · Aug 11, 2019

Did IJN Kongo carry these, Nakajima E8N Dave?

Wurger · Aug 11, 2019

Yes she did.

Lucky13 · Dec 24, 2020

What's this?
Were there any successes?

Wayne Little · Dec 29, 2020

Yes there is one known photo showing a kill marking on the Tail of Yo-150 these A6M5-S had an upward firing cannon in the rear cockpit behind the pilot.

Lucky13 · Aug 14, 2021

The 58th Shimbu Tai "Special Attack Unit"....as in ground attack, kamikaze or....?

Is the 4 and 7 the last digit in the serial number?

Lucky13 · Aug 14, 2021

Same book?

Wurger · Aug 14, 2021

As memo serves yes these are the same. But the first one is the Polish /English book while the second one is the English publication only. The #18 comes with a sheet of the masks for 1/32 scale cockpit and markings for three planes.

JOVE23 · Feb 3, 2023

Lucky13 said:
Right....confused!

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BII-213 was flown by a buntaicho. The crew were PO Toshikatsu Nishimura (pilot) and Lt. Shun Nakagawa (radioman/gunner). Note the two red buntaicho horizontal stripes. Lt. Shun Nakagawa, the Hiryu D3A1 commander at Pearl Harbor, also made the topic public in his article 'Dive Bombing Cruiser St. Louis' in Mikokai Shashin ni Miru Shinjuwan Kogeki [Pearl Harbor Attack in Unpublished Photos] (Tokyo: Rekishi Dokuhon, Bessatsu; 1990). He confirmed that many command aircraft during the Hawaii Operation were in gaudy markings. The reason given confirms the research by H. Yoshimura and M. Asano, that -based on training and past combat- dive bombers had become widely scattered and it was difficult to reassemble.

Info credit: David Aiken.

I'd like to do a Val in this scheme, but which one is more correct for this aircraft?

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