Kumagaya aircraft factory P1Y1 Ginga (Frances)

[Snautzer01]

See also http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aircraft-pictures/nakajima-j8n-1-j9y-kikka-41931.html for the Kikka pictures

 

[Wurger]

 

[Capt. Vick]

A beautiful aircraft! Thank goodness one has been saved

 

[Shinpachi]

For references as a basic knowledge, there was no Kumagaya aircraft factory but Kumagaya factory of Nakajima Aircraft as a parts maker.
P1Y was manufactured at Koizumi factory for the navy.

There was another Nakajima's factory called Ohta factory for the army.
Both factories were located side by side.

 

[Wayne Little]

Wish someone would release a 1/48 kit of this bird.....nice shot!

 

[Snautzer01]

Atsugi Airfield notice Nakajima G5N

 

[vikingBerserker]

Man I wished they had saved one of those too!

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Same here brother. Sad thing that we bothered taking a Rita home to the US and eventually scrapped it. So sad.

 

[mokyme]

Some additional photos showing late production Yokosuka P1Y Gingas at the Nakajima Koizumi factory.

Could that be the rare Navy Type 2 No. 80 Mk. 5 1760 lb (800 kg) bomb? Any armament experts able to confirm?

Moky

 

[Wayne Little]

Excellent!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Very nice!

 

[at6]

Once dated a Frances and these look better than she did.