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Kawasaki Ki-48 of the 75th Hiko Sentai on Java or Sumatra 1943 REDD
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Kawasaki Ki-61 Hein of the 78th Sentai at Hate Tabako AF Dutch East Indies 1944 REDD
Nice shots!
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Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu fighters of the 53rd Hiko Sentai in flight REDD
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Kawasaki Ki-32s of the 3rd chutai, 45 Hikō Sentai China 1938-1939 with different markings for all 3 chutais MODE
It is very rare to see a Ki-45 Kai Tei (check the oblique cannons for this variant) with a painted nose. In this case the opening for the 38mm nose cannon looks enormous! I checked my books and I think I found the answer: it's not a hole in the nose, it's a darker paint around the hole. This could be a different a/c (not 016) but the nose is the same.Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu fighters of the 53rd Hiko Sentai in flight REDD
Here's the translation of the Japanese text (as per ChatGPT):
The Ki-45 Kai-Tei '016', flown by Warrant Officer Takai Shōzō of the 3rd Flight, 53rd Hiko Sentai, was an aircraft crewed by an elite, highly skilled team; however, it was lost in action and he was killed during a night sortie on 10 February 1945 (Showa 25).
I also tried to enhance the photo a bit, but the AI starts fantasizing around the details. Anyway there is the simplest change:
Cheers!
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A6M3 Zero Model 22 fighters from IJN Zuikaku's at Buin, Bougainville in early 1943 WIKI
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Kawasaki Ki-48 of 3rd Dai-san Kōkū Sentai over Sea of Okhotsk March 1943 MODE
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A6M3 Zero Model 22, tail code '2-163', at Buin in September 1943 FACB
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Aichi D3A2 Model 22 of the 582nd Ku at Rabaul 1944 WYNA
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Aircraft of the 7th Sentai, but it is a Type 2 with improvements MODE
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An origami crane in the cockpit of a G4M1 bomber FACB
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Assembly line of Nakajima Ki-43-II at Ota 1944 REDD
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At Komaki AiF 2 Lt.Takeo Adachi and crewman of the 244th Sentai apply victory markings to a Kawasaki Ki-61-Id "Hien" FACB
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There's something really evocative about this pic .....it's hauntingly beautiful...
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That is several km/miles from Wau at Black Cat Pass. That photo is probably from the 70's.
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January 28th, 1942, at Kendari airfield on Celebes island with three Mitsubishi C5M2 Navy Type 98 Reconnaissance Aircrafts Model 2 from 3rd Kokutai (the plane on the right has tailcode X-6) FACB
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Lt. Shiro Funahashi with a Type 4 fighter of the 2nd Sentai FACB
For those (like myself) who don't necessarily know what's Type 4 fighter and can't guess it by the tail only: Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate
