Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (2 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi MC-20 Ki-57 IJAAF the net

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Viking1066]

P1Y1 15-Shi RIkujō Bakugekiki prototype no.3 the net

 

[Viking1066]

The Kellett K-3 Autogiro (Patriotic Donation Nos. 81 and 82). In 1932, the Asahi Shimbun purchased a C-19 autogiro from the British company Cierva (often referred to as "Sherpa" in Japan at the time) the net

 

[cammerjeff]

P1Y1 15-Shi RIkujō Bakugekiki prototype no.3 the net
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Interesting Photo, I have never seen a pictur of a P1Y1 with a ventral gun position? Must have been a prototype thing? OK doing a bit of googling is see it was a jet engine testbed A/C for the Odd Ishikawajima Tsu-11 jet engine

Ishikawajima Tsu-11 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi Ki-21 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-34 paratroopers 1 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi Ki-21-II of the 58th Hiko Sentai, 2nd chutai Chinese mainland 1943 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi Ki-30 of the 1st chutai, No. 90 Hikō Sentai flying over mainland China 1938-1940 the net

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Mitsubishi Ki-30 of the 1st chutai, No. 90 Hikō Sentai flying over mainland China 1938-1940 the net
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Any idea about the underwing objects? Don't look like conventional bombs.

 

[Viking1066]

Any idea about the underwing objects? Don't look like conventional bombs.

I couldn't find any further details. They were just used for bombing.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

I couldn't find any further details. They were just used for bombing.

Maybe clústers of incendiary bomba?

 

[cammerjeff]

Any idea about the underwing objects? Don't look like conventional bombs.

I know the Ki-30 was one of the types that dropped plague infested Flea bombs over several sites in China, so I wonder if they are "flea Bombs"?

 

[Viking1066]

I know the Ki-30 was one of the types that dropped plague infested Flea bombs over several sites in China, so I wonder if they are "flea Bombs"?

Possible.

 

[MiTasol]

Enlarged it looks to me like a standard bomb inboard with something strapped to it. Plague would likely be destroyed by the bomb explosion so maybe some incendiary material or crude cluster munition?

 

[Viking1066]

Some Japanese bombs source the net

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-4 1935-1937 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-34 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-4 floatplane version 2 the net

 

[Viking1066]

The Nakajima Ki-27 the net