According to the work of Christopher Shores, the claims made by Anabuki "seem to be somewhat lacking in veracity", to put it diplomatically.
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MSgt. Satoshi Anabuki claimed 21 of them (Hurricanes) shot down, I think that is what he was referring to.
According to the work of Christopher Shores, the claims made by Anabuki "seem to be somewhat lacking in veracity", to put it diplomatically.
Anabuki (and to a certain extent the entire 50th Sentai) is a different case in this regard. There are way too many red flags and it seems to be deliberate.
Ki-43 pilots never engaged TBD Devastators or SB2U Vindicators.MSgt. Satoshi Anabuki claimed 21 of them (Hurricanes) shot down, I think that is what he was referring to. They lost a lot of Hurricanes in Singapore and Malaysia etc. in the early weeks of the war, and they continued operating Hurricanes in Burma and India probably longer than they should have, I think maybe right to the end of the war.
A lot of the victims of Ki-43s were also Buffaloes, F4Fs, P-39s, P-40s, and many bombers - hapless Vindicators and Devastators, helpless Blenheims, plus Avengers, Mitchels, Havocs, Helldivers and a few B-24s. And scout / sea planes, flying boats etc. they lost a fair number of them too.
And though outclassed in speed etc., Ki-43s did shoot down some F4Us, F6Fs, P-47s, Mustangs, P-38s etc.
Ki-43 operated in the CBI but also all over the Pacific from the Islands.
Ki-43 pilots never engaged TBD Devastators or SB2U Vindicators.
Quite sure. The SB2U only saw combat at Midway. JNAF aircraft only in that fight. Same for TBDs at Midway, Wake, Makin,and Kwajalein.You sure about that? They were deployed all over- Malaya, East Indies, Philippines, New Guinea, the Solomons, Japanese Home Islands (of course) and etc.
A lot of the victims of Ki-43s were also Buffaloes, F4Fs, P-39s, P-40s, and many bombers - hapless Vindicators and Devastators, helpless Blenheims, plus Avengers, Mitchels, Havocs, Helldivers and a few B-24s. And scout / sea planes, flying boats etc. they lost a fair number of them too.
Quite sure. The SB2U only saw combat at Midway. JNAF aircraft only in that fight. Same for TBDs at Midway, Wake, Makin,and Kwajalein.
Ki 43s never shot down Typhoons, therefore Typhoons were better than Hurricanes, F4Fs, P-39s and P-40s....
True but if Sgt Anabuki was over Dover with his Ki 43 he would have shot down 21 Typhoons in one mission. Fact.
He would claimed to have shot down 21 Typhoons.....
MSgt. Satoshi Anabuki claimed 21 of them (Hurricanes) shot down, I think that is what he was referring to. They lost a lot of Hurricanes in Singapore and Malaysia etc. in the early weeks of the war, and they continued operating Hurricanes in Burma and India probably longer than they should have, I think maybe right to the end of the war.
A lot of the victims of Ki-43s were also Buffaloes, F4Fs, P-39s, P-40s, and many bombers - hapless Vindicators and Devastators, helpless Blenheims, plus Avengers, Mitchels, Havocs, Helldivers and a few B-24s. And scout / sea planes, flying boats etc. they lost a fair number of them too.
And though outclassed in speed etc., Ki-43s did shoot down some F4Us, F6Fs, P-47s, Mustangs, P-38s etc.
Ki-43 operated in the CBI but also all over the Pacific from the Islands.
You mean IJN? I'd bet dollars to donuts there were no Ki-43s close to the Coral SeaYeah I didn't realize how briefly Vindicators and Devastators were employed, I thought maybe some saw combat with IJA fighters at Coral Sea etc.
I would therefore include Dauntlesses on the victim list but they were not so hapless. They were dauntless! lol
I think that is correct, though I am unsure if any Dutch vindicators or RNAS were deployed to the CBI or ABDA operational areas. There may also have been a few very similar A-17s deployed with the thai air forceQuite sure. The SB2U only saw combat at Midway. JNAF aircraft only in that fight. Same for TBDs at Midway, Wake, Makin,and Kwajalein.
You mean IJN? I'd bet dollars to donuts there were no Ki-43s close to the Coral Sea
Ki-43s fought SBDs over Guadalcanal.
Look at a map and see how far New Guinea was from the actual Coral Sea battle groundI mean the Imperial Japanese Army - and there were Ki-43 units based in New Guinea as I already mentioned though I'm not sure when.