Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

[Viking1066]

A6M2b of the Konoike Kokutai February 1944 the net

 

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Mitsubishi A6M2s of the 252nd Kokutai the net

 

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Mitsubishi Ki 21-I 59th Sentai Formosa 1944 the net

 

[SaparotRob]

This is the second airplane I've seen this month.

 

[Zippythehog]

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[Zippythehog]

Diamond Star

 

[Viking1066]

A6M2s aboard IJNS Zuiho October 1942 the net

 

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Each Sentai used special markings to distinguish their Shimbu Tai aircraft. The 244th Sentai famously painted the tails of their Ki-61s red, while the 53rd Sentai applied a unique "whistling arrow" motif to the sides of their Toryu the net

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Viking1066]

Emily of the 802 Kokutai is hoisted aboard the seaplane tender Akitsushima which was supporting operations in the Solomon Islands. The 802 Kokutai was assigned the "N1" tail prefix from January to August of 1943, dating the photograph the net

 

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For the Ki-45, the radio operator was provided with a Type 98 7.92 machine gun on a flexible mount for rear defense the net

 

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Ki-45s the net

 

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Photo of the business end of the Type 94 37mm tank gun fitted in the belly of the Ki-45 Kia-Otsu the net

 

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JAAF personnel were avid modelers, here is a 53rd Sentai pilot describing his latest builds to his enraptured comrades the net

 

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Nakajima Ki-4s the net

 

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One of the 4th Sentai's leading scorers was 1LT Sadamitsu Kimura of the 2nd Chutai. Individual victory markings were comparatively rare in the JAAF the net

 

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Mitsubishi G4M1s of the Kanoya Ku the net

 

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Nakajima Ki-4 1935-1937 (2) the net

 

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Mitsubishi A6M5s of the 221st Ku 1944 the net

 

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Mitsubishi Ki 21 I 1st Chutai, 60 Sentai 1942 the net