Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

A Japanese horse depot in Shanghai on August 27, 1937.
Horse was the most reliable vehicle in the muddy land of China.

Source: Commemorating Photographer Yoshio Hamano (1938)

 

[Shinpachi]

Even aircraft seemed to need mudguards in China.

Source: Maru-mecha

 

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[Viking1066]

Todays pictures courtesy of ASISBIZ.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Todays pictures courtesy of ASISBIZ.

I love these first two pics, just magic.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Shinpachi]

Asahi Shinbun (newspaper company) Rabaul office circa 1943.

Source: Unofficial History of Japanese Wars (1965)

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

Hurricane kind of morning courtesy of ASISBIZ.

 

[nuuumannn]

Todays selections are some aircraft from the carrier IJN Hosho and Akagi during the 1920's.

These early Mitsubishi aircraft were all the product of British designer Herbert Smith as previously mentioned. The Mitsubishi 1MF design was designated the Navy Type 10 Carrier Fighter, which was the very first purpose designed aircraft carrier-based single-seat fighter.

 

[Viking1066]

Morning IJN aircraft from the net.

 

[Frog]

 

[Shinpachi]

Ki-21-II flown by Sgt. Yoshiaki Kubo of the 14th sentai in Rabaul.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Viking1066]

 

[Viking1066]

Early IJN aircraft courtesy of the net.

 

[Shinpachi]

I am thinking to visualize this scene in my CGI.

Duel in the sky with a P-39

Duel in the sky with a P-39

The following story was introduced by a former Ki-21 pilot Yoshiaki Kubo in his 1984 book "九七重爆隊空戦記 (Air Battle Story of a Type 97 Heavy Bomber Unit)" Duel in the sky with a P-39 Setting aside our desire and environment in the front, the Battle of New Guinea was getting fiercer and fiercer in...

ww2aircraft.net

 

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[Viking1066]

Continuing the theme of early IJN naval plane. Courtesy of the net. Shinpachi, I couldn't find any more information on the pilots pictured. Maybe you could find something more about them?