Last of the Japanese Aircraft for now..............13 August

[armyjunk2]

I have a bunch of these also, I plan on going back to the archives in Nov. to recopy a lot of the pictures, the digital camera was new and I couldn't figure out what the beeping meant.....my first auto-focus camera... so a lot of the pictures were out of focus, i will do better next time.....PHOTOS MOVED TO... http://tinyurl.com/d8lvle

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[N3Njeff]

great pic of the George. I kinda have a sweet spot for that airplane

[Mudge]

Dontcha' just HATE to see #6? If we only knew then....

Mudge the saddened

[tulsaboy]

What in the heck is #2?

Kevin the unenlightened

[daveymac82c]

yeah, picture two.... there wouldn't happen to be anything left of one of those somewhere in the world would there?

Cheers,

David

[armyjunk2]

number 2 would be a Kyushu J7W1 Shinden, 18 cyl. 2130hp, 466mph at 28,545 ft
4-30mm cannons

[tulsaboy]

Sounds like it could have been one heck of a fighter, if the Japanese had been able to properly test it and put it into production with decent materials, and had decent pilots to fly it.

kevin

[ZuluEcho]

great pics. thanks for sharing!

[Shay]

yeah, picture two.... there wouldn't happen to be anything left of one of those somewhere in the world would there?

Cheers,

David

The NASM has one, or atleast part of one.

The NASM's Shinden is the 1st prototype depicted below. This one is probalbly not the NASMs considering it's outward condition. Sadly it was probalbly scrapped.











Shay
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Semper Fortis

[Jerry O'Neill]

great pic of the George. I kinda have a sweet spot for that airplane

Looks like NEAM's old George that John Popeki and his dad were restoring in Burlington, VT back in the 1980's. It's now at the Naval Aviation Museum.
Jerry

[Cripes]

Boy, thanks for posting Armyjunk. Never enough Japanese photos to be had. Anyone know what the twin engine flying boat is?

[oz rb fan]

yeah, picture two.... there wouldn't happen to be anything left of one of those somewhere in the world would there?

Cheers,

David

The NASM has one, or atleast part of one.

The NASM's Shinden is the 1st prototype depicted below. This one is probalbly not the NASMs considering it's outward condition. Sadly it was probalbly scrapped.











Shay
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Semper Fortis

that one is the nasm one,the only other one completed was destroyed in a bombing raid before the end of the war before it flew.
the small twin engined fly boat was used as an advanced trainer before moving on to the bigger 4 engined boats like mavice and emily(i cant remember the model code or allied code name.
paul
if only more of these aircraft were saved
the small flying boat is an aichi h9a


it doesnt seem to have an allied code name

[Junkyard36]

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Anyone else notice the US Markings? Wonder what that's about.

[armyjunk2]

These photographs come from Captured Enemy Equipment file at the National Archives, all photos are taken after the equipment was in our hands, by looking at all the pictures I would say some are test evaluation, lots are just the troops having some fun flying enemy airplanes....In November I plan on going back and recopy lots of the pictures as I was just learning to use the new digital camera.......Props were also supposed to be removed, no one wanted a last minute Kamikaze attack....

.....PHOTOS MOVED TO... http://tinyurl.com/d8lvle

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[TAdan]

What the heck is #7? (Looks like a mix between a JU-88 and a DO-17)