Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (2 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

Starter truck helps a Nakajima Ki-4 gets its engines started as it prepares to leave Tokorozawa DAIK

 

[Wurger]

 

[Zippythehog]

Nakajima Ki-49 Donryus of the Hamamatsu school in flight OPES
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Amazing pic

 

[Zippythehog]

A Ki-43-I in Rabaul in August 1943.

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Source: History of Showa-era (一億人の昭和史・日本の戦史 9・太平洋戦争 3)(Feb.1980)

What is the object under the port wing, inboard of the landing gear? I would think it would interfere with gear retraction?

 

[Viking1066]

What is the object under the port wing, inboard of the landing gear? I would think it would interfere with gear retraction?

That looks like a drop tank for extended range.

 

[MiTasol]

Yep - drop tank. The front hook is close to the front and hooks onto the rear of the front spar

 

[Shinpachi]

Yes, it's a drop tank

Source: FAOW

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-44 '34' of the 47th Independent fighter Chutai over Mt. Fuji JEPO

 

[Viking1066]

Fleet Air Arm Seafires aboard their carrier passing through Suez-Canal ASBIZ

 

[Zippythehog]

Yes, it's a drop tank

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Source: FAOW

Lol. I seriously thought it was in an odd location. Perspective is powerful.

 

[special ed]

I suspect if they interfered with L/G retract, they would have been put on after retraction. Just a thought. What do you think Rob?

 

[SaparotRob]

It had to be the only way to do it. I checked with Professor Propwash.

 

[Shortround6]

It called for careful low level flying and brave men with steady hands standing in the bed of the speeding truck!

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima B5N1s in formation from the Kasumigaura Ku BURI

 

[Viking1066]

RAAF Lockheed Ventura 13Sqn guarded by AF guard dogs 15th Sept 1944 ASBIZ

 

[Shinpachi]

Four years in Rabaul.
IJN bombers stayed in Nishi(west) airfield while fighters in Higashi(east) airfield.

Consolation group (left-down) from Japan homeland. They wear military uniforms as their ship was sunk and costumes were lost on the way to Rabaul.

Source: History of Showa-era (一億人の昭和史・日本の戦史 9・太平洋戦争 3)(Feb.1980)

 

[Wurger]

 

[Zippythehog]

Four years in Rabaul.
IJN bombers stayed in Nishi(west) airfield while fighters in Higashi(east) airfield.

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Consolation group (left-down) from Japan homeland. They wear military uniforms as their ship was sunk and costumes were lost on the way to Rabaul.
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Source: History of Showa-era (一億人の昭和史・日本の戦史 9・太平洋戦争 3)(Feb.1980)

Many of the A6Ms look like -21 models. But this picture really caught my attention. Again, forced perspective.

 

[Shinpachi]

This zero just begins to run for intercept.

Source: Mechanic of World Aircraft Vol.5

 

[Zippythehog]

This zero just begins to run for intercept.

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Source: Mechanic of World Aircraft Vol.5

I meant the legs on the other side of the zero.