Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (12 Viewers)

[MiTasol]

Okay - I will bite. If not T-6 then Harvard? or the Noorduyn AT-16?

 

[Viking1066]

It's what it says it is. It was designed by the Kyushu Aircraft Company to the 14-Shi Intermediate Trainer specification of mid-1939, which required a design similar to the North American NA-16 following the Mitsubishi's purchase of an NA-16-4R and an NA-16-4RW on behalf of the Japanese Navy. Design work commenced in January 1940, and the first prototype was ready by April 1941

 

[Viking1066]

The Japanese had purchased two NA-16's, and Western sources have long believed that the K10W1 was a development of these. However, a close study of the "Oak", as it was code named by the Allies, shows that they shared nothing beyond a similar configuration. Whereas the NA-16's featured a steel tube structure covered with metal or fabric panels, the K10W1 was of flush riveted stressed skin construction throughout (excepting the fabric covered control surfaces) with a slightly smaller wingspan, narrower chord wings, a longer fuselage, and a higher aspect ratio tailplane. They made around 150.

 

[MiTasol]

Bewdy - a new type I had not picked up on even though I have had Francillons book since it first came out in the early 70's. I will have to dig it out again.

 

[Viking1066]

Bewdy - a new type I had not picked up on even though I have had Francillons book since it first came out in the early 70's. I will have to dig it out again.

The resin kit I have had for some years now. I will post a pic so you can see it, rare as hens teeth.

 

[MiTasol]

Ahh. It is not in Francillon's book so I went and chased it up on several sites and all say the K10W1 had fixed gear so that rules out photo 1.

If you compare photos 2 and 4 with 3 you have a different prop, cowling, exhaust, canopy, main gear spats, tail gear, wing (landing light) and a different fin so I would still say #3 is most likely the NA-16-4R or NA-16-4RW or NA-32. Also the Northrop wing joint fairing does not show on photo 2 and that is a good photo. It is very clear in photos 1 and 3.

 

[Viking1066]

Aerial view of Yokosuka Naval air distrcit on Natsu Island August 1945 BOUD

 

[Viking1066]

This is the kit of the pictures of the K10W1 in 1/72.

 

[Viking1066]

Deck of IJNS Zuikaku 1942 CHIA

 

[Frog]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

USS Chicago (CA-136) ready to launch Curtiss Seahawk scout planes REDD

 

[Viking1066]

Experimental B6N2 with "Ko-B6-11" with type 3 radar antennae KEGO

 

[Viking1066]

USS SARATOGA Boeing F4B-4 fighters, of VF-6B, spotted for take off over the ship's stern, on 17 May 1934. "8" guns; plane in center is Bu. 9258; VF-6B's "Felix the Cat with bomb" insignia HISN

 

[Frog]

Air France Farman F-220 - Le Bourget 1944. Possibly the last picture of this plane series as the last one was destroyed on october 1944.
The American officers are visibly puzzled by this strange looking four engine push-pull that was however the first four engine to bomb Berlin.

 

[Viking1066]

RN Sea Otter RD918 HMS Triumph Nov 1949 ASBIZ

 

[Viking1066]

H8K2s of the 801st Ku captured at Takuma 1945 WINS

IJAAF and IJAAF at Clark Field February1945 being tested by the TAIU-SWPA WINS

 

[Frog]

 

[Viking1066]

K11W Shiragiku Special Attack Crew 1945 SECP

 

[nuuumannn]

I'm sorry to say, but the aircraft at Tokorozawa in the first image of your post, Viking, is a North American T-6G Texan. Info from a Japanese aviation page: "North American T-6G Texan (52-0099, exhibited since April 1993 opening) Delivered to the JASDF on September 23, 1955, the former U.S. Air Force T-6G 51-15058 was passed to the Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology in October 1965, five months after its retirement from active service, on May 1 of that year."

My own photo of the aircraft during a visit earlier this year.

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The other images on your post, Viking are Kyushu K10Ws.