IJAAF and IJNAS....

[Lucky13]

F-86D-30-NA Sabre JASDF 84-8113....
F-86D-45-NA Sabre JASDF 84-8213 (04-8213?)....

Airfix v Hasegawa v Revell: F-86F?
Hasegawa v Kinetic: F-104J(DJ)?

 

[Lucky13]

Source: https://www.spottingmode.com/opad/fleet/japan/air_force/lockheed_t-33_shooting_star/

 

[Lucky13]

WildEagles

 

[Lucky13]

332 Kokutai
32-112 - WO Ishihara Susumu
32-113 - LdgSea Kunimoto Goro
32-160 - LTJG Watanabe ?
32-168 - PO1c Yamura Koichi
32-173 - PO2c Onaka Masayuki
32-175 - LTJG Aizawa Zenzaburo
32-178 - LdgSea Yahara Masayoshi
32-181 - LTJG Sato Kanji
32-182 - PO2c Azuma Fukuo
32-186 - CPO Matsumoto Saichi
32-187 - PO2c Dehara Kanichi
32-188 - LdgSea Hara Shigezo
32-189 - CPO Ochi Akeshi
32-190 - LT Nakajima Kohei (commander of the 332Ku group)
32-192 - CPO Saito Eigoro
32-195 - LdgSea Fukuda Toshikazu (?)

Source: Mitsubishi J2M "Raiden (Jack) - 332 Kokutai

So, 32-113 would look something like this maybe....

 

[Wurger]

So, 32-113 would look something like this maybe....

View attachment 843681

Very likely.

 

[Lucky13]

Might have to get this one next time....I like it!

 

[Viking1066]

I purchased mine from Moscow before the start of the invasion of Ukraine.

 

[Lucky13]

I quite like these colors....

Source: Internet

 

[Viking1066]

They are interesting.

 

[Lucky13]

Did the IJN/IJAAF have any trainer squadrons based on Kyūshū?

 

[Lucky13]

They are interesting.
View attachment 844934

I agree....

 

[Viking1066]

The Valom kit has some nice options.

 

[Viking1066]

During the Imperial Japanese Navy's active years, its primary training infrastructure was centered at its major naval bases, including Kure, Yokosuka, Sasebo, and Maizuru, rather than specifically on Kyushu. For aviation training, a multi-stage system was in place, with basic and intermediate training occurring in the early stages of a pilot's career, often utilizing obsolescent aircraft for training pilots for specialized roles like fighters or bombers

No specific training base is mentioned on Kyushu in the provided information, but units like the 101st, 102nd, and 103rd hikōtai were involved in training, and the history of squadrons and their training roles is documented

 

[Lucky13]

Might have to....

 

[Lucky13]

During the Imperial Japanese Navy's active years, its primary training infrastructure was centered at its major naval bases, including Kure, Yokosuka, Sasebo, and Maizuru, rather than specifically on Kyushu. For aviation training, a multi-stage system was in place, with basic and intermediate training occurring in the early stages of a pilot's career, often utilizing obsolescent aircraft for training pilots for specialized roles like fighters or bombers

No specific training base is mentioned on Kyushu in the provided information, but units like the 101st, 102nd, and 103rd hikōtai were involved in training, and the history of squadrons and their training roles is documented

Much obliged young man....

 

[Viking1066]

Much obliged young man....

Welcome sir. If you dig deeper, you might be able to go through the Ku histories and see if you can find one specifically based there.

 

[Lucky13]

Welcome sir. If you dig deeper, you might be able to go through the Ku histories and see if you can find one specifically based there.

I found something....

 

[Viking1066]

Those are okay. Once you slap the decals on them, they look okay despite their age. Like my ex, capital C and little p. as the kids now say as well.

 

[Viking1066]

They shouldn't cost an arm and a leg. The Valom are a little more. The newer releases are reasonable. Since you don't live in a country where a certain individual wants to slap 500% tariffs on everything, you should be able to get a nice large amount of them.

 

[Viking1066]

You need to get one of these too!