Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (10 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" crewmen doing the morning calisthenics between their aircraft, China 1941 FACB

 

[CATCH 22]

Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu REDD

Note the oblique mounted 20mm Ho-5 cannons behind the cockpit. A/c with such armament are from type Ki-45 Kai Tei (丁型).
This IS NOT the variant usually described as the first Ki-45 Kai Tei produced. In fact those were modified Ki-45 Kai Ko (short nose) with 2x12.7mm Ho-103 nose guns and 2x12.7mm oblique mounted Ho-103 guns. The variant is also known as Ki-45 Kai Ko Tei (甲丁型):

Photo: Arawasi, Issue 11

 

[Viking1066]

Line up of Mitsubishi J2M Navy Interceptors ('Raiden' / 'Jack') from 352nd Kokutai at Omura Air base. The plane in foreground is J2M6 model 31, behind is J2M3 model 21 FACB

 

[Viking1066]

The Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carriers Zuikaku (foreground), Kaga (near background) and Akagi (far background) WIKI

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[Viking1066]

Lower view Mitsubishi Ki 21 I Hamamatsu Army Flying School ASBIZ

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi F1M2 'F2-2' on the IJNS Ashigara 1943 REDD

 

[Viking1066]

Yokosuka D4Y1 of the 652nd Kōkūtai takes off from the aircraft carrier Jun'yō, to attack the US fleet during the Battle of Philippine Sea, June 19, 1944 WIKI

 

[Viking1066]

Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga of the Kikusui Butai, 762nd Ku prepare to depart from Kagoshima March 1945 REDD

 

[CATCH 22]

I'm not very good with Japanese planes: can somebody recognize this tail:

Reminds me of the very early tail-gunner's station of a B-25A.

 

[MiTasol]

Great photo
I think it is a Ki-49.

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima Ki-67 Hiryu IJAAF

 

[Viking1066]

Ki-49 tail

 

[Viking1066]

Comparison of both.
Ki-67

Ki-49

 

[CATCH 22]

Comparison of the both.
Ki-67
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Ki-49
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So it's Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū.
And the photo I posted is in this collection with photos of "Peggy". (I knew it must be Peggy, and not the old Helen!)
Thank you!

 

[Viking1066]

So it's Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū.
And the photo I posted is in this collection with photos of "Peggy". (I knew it must be Peggy, and not the old Helen!)
Thank you!

welcome.

 

[Viking1066]

A newly delivered A6M2 Zero in flight with Mount Fuji in the background, photographed by Lt Fusata Iida. The aircraft still carries no unit markings FACB

 

[Viking1066]

A view of the Japanese fleet anchored in Staring Bay taken from the floatplane of the heavy cruiser Atago 1942 WIKI

 

[Viking1066]

A6M2-N under maintenance. The tail marking is censored but the letter "R" is visible. Note the Kawanishi H6K "Mavis" 1942 ALEUT

 

[Viking1066]

A6M3 code Q-102 "872" of the 2nd Kokutai Papua July 1943 WOWO