Two rare warbirds in one little museum in Japan

[MiTasol]

I just received this in a mail from another forum today

Japan Stripes

The text is very informative and well worth the time to read.

If the Google translate link in the middle of the article does not work for you (I gave it 10 minutes then gave up) the link at the bottom to the museum site is excellent. Even though the site is in Japanese the additional photos are worth the visit. You may have to refresh the page to get a decent look at some pictures

 

[Capt. Vick]

Cool. Thanks for posting.

 

[Shinpachi]

Thanks for shedding light on them, MiTasol
They are junk planes but will help reverse engineering in the future.
In fact, a TV drama production researched the Ki-27 airframe well to make detailed replicas a few years ago.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Wayne Little]

Interesting!

 

[MiTasol]

Thanks for shedding light on them, MiTasol
They are junk planes but will help reverse engineering in the future.
In fact, a TV drama production researched the Ki-27 airframe well to make detailed replicas a few years ago.

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Thanks Shinpachi for the extra information.

Talking of TV dramas there was talk a few years ago about doing a film or tv drama on the life of Hiro Horikoshi.
Did it ever eventuate and if so is it worth trying to track down a copy?

Thanks

Mi

 

[at6]

Nice reverse engineering and a pretty girl as well.