Sword Ki-84 markings "357FR"

KennyK said:

Hello all! I'm building the Sword 1/72 Ki-84 and one of the marking options is for a natural metal machine from the "357th FR" with a tail marking that roughly looks like a 1164....but I don't know much about Japanese markings and I can't see anything on Google.

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KennyK said:

Hello all! I'm building the Sword 1/72 Ki-84 and one of the marking options is for a natural metal machine from the "357th FR" with a tail marking that roughly looks like a 1164....but I don't know much about Japanese markings and I can't see anything on Google.

Picture of the instructions included.

Does anyone have any references to this plane or unit? Thanks!View attachment 725147

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KennyK said:

Thank you VERY much for that !

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Shinpachi said:

Here is a strange Ki-84 which belonged to IJN Yokosuka Air Corps with designation "コ・八四・１ (Ko-84-1)"


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Source: 陸軍四式戦闘機 疾風 塗装図

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CATCH 22 said:

Shinpachi, arrigato for the photo. Photo (of course!) is correct, profile is wrong. Photo shows the single exhaust pipe or the pre-production a/c, profile shows the multiple exhaust pipes of the standard production.
BTW what's the first letter/digit (on the left side, like mirrored C) - is this 1?
Cheers!

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Shinpachi said:

You have good eyes, CATCH22
It's "コ (ko)". Probably "ko" for "Yo-ko-suka".

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CATCH 22 said:

Thank you, sir!
I know only the other KO 甲(maybe it's Koh) for the variant designation and was looking for the same symbol.
Cheers!

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