Japanese plane in US markings

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Mgawa
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Japanese plane in US markings

Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:54 am

I het few images of captured Japanese airplanes in the US markings. Did any of you have more info about the place and time where they are photographed?

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Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:47 pm

Probable most, if not, belonged to the former Technical Air Intelligence Center at NAS Anacostia. The last pic of of a ki-46-II "Dinah" in their markings. Other pics at:

http://www.j-aircraft.com/captured/cres ... nacost.htm

Lots of other refs to this organization on the Net
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Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:14 pm

Top one looks like the Akutan Zero, which was captuerd intact in the Aleutians, and recovered along with the pilot, where it had flipped while landing in swampy tundra. That plane was the first intact Zero brought to the US, and it was extensively flight tested. It met its end in a terrible way- chewed through by another taildragger in 1944 on a taxiway.

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Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:17 pm

Good infos- thank you :)
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Mon Dec 01, 2008 7:20 pm

Aloha All,
The distance between the cowl flaps and the leading edge of the wing on the Zero 21 (Aleutian crash) is nearly a foot...while the (Buna, NG capture) Zero 32 -depicted- has almost NO separation... also note the short squared wing tips of the Zero 32.
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http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/Warplane/01-4.jpg
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Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:03 am

I said "Looks like"... ;)

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Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:03 am

Robbie Roberts wrote:I said "Looks like"... ;)

Robbie


Gosh! Robbie, I am sorry! I was not trying to cause a problem. I had only wished to help. Details show the differences.
I am sorry, Robbie, sincerely,
David
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Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:08 am

Dave- if think that could be of interest I could extyract details as well I have hi resolution scans.

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Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:36 am

David_Aiken wrote:
Robbie Roberts wrote:I said "Looks like"... ;)

Robbie


Gosh! Robbie, I am sorry! I was not trying to cause a problem. I had only wished to help. Details show the differences.
I am sorry, Robbie, sincerely,
David


I know- I was just kidding- hence the ;) I don't mind being corrected if I am incorrect!

;)

Robbie
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