"The Type 100 Headquarters Reconnaissance Plane in Japan's Southeast Area 1942-1944"
by Richard Dunn
The Type 100 Headquarters Reconnaissance Plane commonly referred to simply as headquarters reconnaissance airplane (Shin-Shitei) was given the codename Dinah by Allied forces in the Pacific. Arguably it was one of Japan's most successful aircraft. As elucidated in South Pacific Air War Japan's Southeast Area, which included eastern New Guinea, New Britain and the Solomon Islands, was a critical area of the Pacific Theater from mid-1942 to early 1944. Relatively little has been written about the exploits of the Dinah in this area. For example there is a book claiming, "This book analyzes in depth the air war between Japan and the Allies in the South Pacific during World War II." In more than six hundred pages there is not one mention of the Dinah. This brief article, while an incomplete treatment of the subject contains details not previously published and gives some perspective on the role the aircraft played in important events. . . .
The Type 100 Headquarters Reconnaissance Plane commonly referred to simply as headquarters reconnaissance airplane (Shin-Shitei) was given the codename Dinah by Allied forces in the Pacific. Arguably it was one of Japan’s most successful aircraft. As elucidated in South Pacific Air War Japan’s...