Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (8 Viewers)

[Viking1066]

Aichi D3A1 'BI-259' of IJNS Soryu landing October 1941 the net

 

[Viking1066]

A6M5 Zero of the 381st Naval Air Group taking off the net

 

[Viking1066]

Aichi D3A2 model 22s of the Hyakurihara Hikotai 1944-1945 the net

 

[MiTasol]

A6M5 Zero of the 381st Naval Air Group taking off the net
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Not when the wheels are chocked.

 

[Viking1066]

A6M5 Zero of the 302 Kokutai seen at Atsugi Air Base. Note the J2M Raiden interceptors in the background the net

 

[Viking1066]

'3-183' Yokosuka Ku 1939 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Kawasaki Ki-61 II Kai 56 Sentai 1945 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Kawasaki type 88 the net

 

[Viking1066]

'133'138' the net

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima E8N2 unknown IJN vessel the net

 

[Viking1066]

A6M2-K Zero two-seater trainers lined up on the apron of Tsukuba Air Base the net

 

[Viking1066]

Nakajima-built A6M2 Zero Model 21s of the 203 Kokutai, probably photographed in the northern Kuriles, where the main force of the unit was deployed for air-defense duties in the spring of 1944 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Members of the Shinten Air Defense Unit posed with a Type 3 Fighter "Hien." Second from the right is Matsumi Nakano. This gentleman survived two ramming attacks on B-29 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero about to take off from the deck of IJNS Zuikaku during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942 the net

 

[Zippythehog]

Members of the Shinten Air Defense Unit posed with a Type 3 Fighter "Hien." Second from the right is Matsumi Nakano. This gentleman survived two ramming attacks on B-29 the net
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Why is he holding a doll?

 

[Viking1066]

Why is he holding a doll?

It is a mascot doll. it is a special doll made for Divine Wind pilots. They each have specific meanings for the maker and the pilot who gets one.

Pacific Wrecks

Photo archive of images from the Pacific during World War II and the Korean War.

pacificwrecks.com

 

[Viking1066]

White L2D4 and Ki-57 with surrender crosses Japan 1945 the net

 

[Viking1066]

The Type 23, the final model of the Type 2, both were assigned to the 801st Ku the net

 

[Warspite63]

The Type 23, the final model of the Type 2, both were assigned to the 801st Ku the net
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I'm sure it's been said (well, written...) before, but your collection of IJN and IJAAF images is simply amazing. I have learned of many types that I had no idea existed. Thanks for posting them

 

[Viking1066]

I'm sure it's been said (ell, written...) before, but your collection of IJN and IJAAF images is simply amazing. I have learned of many types that I had no idea existed. Thanks for posting them

You bet. I am always looking for something interesting to post here.