Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (7 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi F1M2s and Aichi E13A1s aboard IJN Mogami 1943 courtesy of the net.

 

[Viking1066]

Bonus picture before amazing dinner. Formation of F-4Fs of FBW 35 passing by Hohenzollern Castle 1970s AIDO

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-4 of the 15th Sentai with 23rd Division officers 1939 courtesy of the net.

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi G3M Tateyama Ku 1937 courtesy of the net.

 

[MiTasol]

Mitsubishi G3M Tateyama Ku 1937 courtesy of the net. View attachment 771818

Hey Shinpachi That is a really weird looking engine cowling on 384. Any ideas on what it was?

 

[cammerjeff]

Looks to be a W-12 powered Model So I am assuming it is the prototype (or one of the prototypes) that used the Hiro Type 91 W-12 engine. If I a wrong I am sure someone will correct me!

Hiro Type 91 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[Frog]

 

[Shinpachi]

Hey Shinpachi That is a really weird looking engine cowling on 384. Any ideas on what it was?

Yes, it looks a Type 91 water-cooled 600hp engine by Hiro Arsenal.
4 wooden propeller blades per engine were equipped for 4 prototype G3Ms.

Source: History of Hiro Arsenal Engine Division (1983)

 

[MiTasol]

Thank you

 

[Shinpachi]

My pleasure

G3M prototype the 9-shi medium attack bomber

 

[Viking1066]

Tachikawa Ki-55 and Ki-9 trainer aircraft Kyoto, Japan September 1945 WIKI

 

[Shinpachi]

Japanese troops hurry for Johor in the end of January 1942.

18th Div. advancing along the east coast of Malaya.

Source: History of Showa-era (一億人の昭和史・日本の戦史 7・太平洋戦争 1)(Oct.1978)

 

[Wurger]

 

[Zippythehog]

Yes, it looks a Type 91 water-cooled 600hp engine by Hiro Arsenal.
4 wooden propeller blades per engine were equipped for 4 prototype G3Ms.

View attachment 771927View attachment 771926
Source: History of Hiro Arsenal Engine Division (1983)

Shinpachi, is this a 3 bank "W," 12 cylinder engine?

 

[Shinpachi]

Shinpachi, is this a 3 bank "W," 12 cylinder engine?

Yes, it is but we don't call it 3 bank but 3 row

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-49s from the vast net. I would venture a guess as to a training unit, but I can't make out any markings on the closest one.

 

[Shinpachi]

Usually, IJA heavy bombers were deployed at Hamamatsu Flight School first.

 

[Viking1066]

Usually, IJA heavy bombers were deployed at Hamamatsu Flight School first.

View attachment 772226

It looks right for that. Maybe it's been covered over for censorship reasons.

 

[Shinpachi]

It looks right for that. Maybe it's been covered over for censorship reasons.

It's possible, or delivery flight from Nakajima to Hamamatsu.