Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (22 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

Pilots and A6M2s of the 3rd Kokutai early 1942 SCHIF

 

[Viking1066]

I have been researching Japanese aircraft, war and pre-war. I have added around 300 more into the files.
Ki-32 operating over China 1939-1940 with a flamboyant marking of an unknown unit, authors speculate it could be the 45 Hikō Sentai or 65 Hikō Sentai Katakana character of "Gi" MODE

 

[Viking1066]

Tainan Kokutai Mitsubishi A6M Type Zero Fighters in Tarakan, Borneoduring early 1942 FACB

 

[SaparotRob]

Tainan Kokutai Mitsubishi A6M Type Zero Fighters in Tarakan, Borneoduring early 1942 FACB
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The one kokutai I know by name.

 

[Viking1066]

Yokosuka R2Y Kugysho FACB

 

[Viking1066]

Two Ki-21s of the Hamamatsu Air School 1943 one early gray-green and the one on the left has the darker green shade 1943 MODE

 

[Viking1066]

Ki-30s of the 31st Hikō Sentai China 1940-1941 MODE

 

[Viking1066]

Ki-44 "Shoki" of the 47th Sentai in their Narimasu base 1 FACB.

 

[Viking1066]

Ki-48 of the 1st chutai, 16th Hiko Sentai outside Nanking summer 1943 MODE

 

[Viking1066]

Ki-51 aircraft at Gimpo Airfield, Seoul, Korea, October 20, 1945; once used for ground attack missions, now sitting idle after Japan's surrender FACB

 

[Viking1066]

Ki-54 at the Misawa Aviation & Science Museum WIKI

 

[Viking1066]

Ki-51s of the 1st chutai, 44th Hiko Sentai over southern China 1942 MODE

 

[SaparotRob]

Ki-54 at the Misawa Aviation & Science Museum WIKI
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Do I detect the presence of an A6M?

 

[Viking1066]

Do I detect the presence of an A6M?

Possible.

Sharp eyes.

 

[SaparotRob]

Possible.
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Sharp eyes.

A6M2 or an A6M5 with an R-1820?

 

[Viking1066]

A6M2 or an A6M5 with an R-1820?

A6M2b

 

[Viking1066]

Type 88 light bomber "Patriot 72" donated in 1932 MODE

 

[Viking1066]

View on the newly delivered Nakajima B5N2 Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber ("Kanko") seen at Lakunai airfield on Rabaul sometime in May or June 1943 FACB

 

[CATCH 22]

View on the newly delivered Nakajima B5N2 Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber ("Kanko") seen at Lakunai airfield on Rabaul sometime in May or June 1943 FACB
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Interestingly the fuselage hinomaru is on a white square but the wing markings are not. Don't remember seeing this combination on a different a/c.
P.S. I did find another one - a Mitsubishi G4M Rikko:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWQJLiUaGws&t=34s

 

[MIflyer]

I just found I have this photo, Don't know if it has been posted before but I love the detail.