IJAAF fuselage bands

[Jerrybandit67]

i noticed some sentai ki-43 Ki-84s and ki-44s in one sentai and chutai have different fuselage bands,

do they represent the pilots rank?

 

[MikeMeech]

i noticed some sentai ki-43 Ki-84s and ki-44s in one sentai and chutai have different fuselage bands,

do they represent the pilots rank?

Hi
This might help:

It is from the following 1999 book:

Mike

 

[Jerrybandit67]

Hi
This might help:
View attachment 831419
It is from the following 1999 book:
View attachment 831420
Mike

interesting