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Relating to Germany, here is a day of Professor Willy Messerschmitt introduced to the Japanese people in July, 1942.

At 7:00 in the morning, he is already sitting to the desk at his home.

At 7:30, he leaves home for his factory. As his maid is going out for shopping, he locks the door by himself.

At around 7:40, he pulls out his bicycle from the garage.

At 8:00, he arrives at his factory.
Like other workers, he receives the security check by a guard.

At around 8:10, he goes round the factory. Staff and workers call him "Herr Mett" friendly.

At around 9:10, he discuss his aircraft design based on some scale models.

At 11:00, he instructs young workers at his school.

At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, he takes a walk and seems to find a snake on the ground.


Source: Japan-Germany Publishers Association (July,1942)
 
Continues

Lockheed 14WG3


Douglas Model 2 and Airspeed Emboy


Beechcraft D17 and Fokker Super Universal


Press airplanes
Asahi, Yomiuri and Nichi-nichi


Dohmei, Governmental Kaigai-doho and Experimental plane of the Ministry of Communications


Douglas Model 4 and Mitsubishi Model 20

Source: Marine Boys (Nov.1940)
 
Details of the Experimental plane of the Ministry of Communications of my last post.
This was an experimental "wooden" plane to save metal materials for civilian use.

Model TK3
Wing span: 17 meter
Length: 12.05 meter
Height: 3.05 meter
Full weight: 4,100 kg
Power plant: 450hp x 2
Cruising speed: 280 km/h
Maximum speed: 330 km/h
Flight range: 850 km
Crew+passenger: 3+8


Source: Photo Weekly (July 12, 1939)
 
Which planes are the ones in the background ti the right, half hidden in the tents? Ki-30?
Yes, this looks like a Ki-30 with no antenna and upper air intake.
This plane was flown by Captain Tsukumo Mizusaki (Oct.6,1907 to Sept.1,1939) and damaged on July 24, 1939 during the Nomonhan Incident.


Source: Aviation Japan Expo (1940) by Asahi Shinbun
 

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