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Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7824

Good morning folks, how's about some nice looking Japanese types. Kind of a celebration for the Tony news recently. Re-sized and cleaned up in photoshop. Not bad looking now I must say. Any experts out there would be welcome to help identify any specifics. As usual most of these images have no information to go on. Dan K usually has some good stuff to share. :wink:

Sources SDASM archives, NMNA archives, Library of Congress archives.

Part 1 Ki-43's

The wreckage of a Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar 1945

Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar 1942

A US officer inspects a Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar in Peking China 1945

Where are these located today?

A restored Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar

A restored Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar 1968

A restored Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7824

Part 2 Ki-44's

Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki

Nakajima Ki-44 Tojo lined up with other aircraft at an unidentified airfield 1945

A captured Japanese Nakajima Ki-44 Tojo fighter pictured in flight in US Army Air Forces markings 1945

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7824

Part 3 Ki-61's

Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony pictured at an airfield in Fukueka Japan 1945

Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony pictured at Kengun Airfield in Japan 1945

Captured Japanese Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien Tony at Clark Airfield Luzon Philippines 1945

Kawasaki Ki-61-II Honshu Japan Winter 1946

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7824

Part 4 Ki-61's cont.

Kawasaki Ki-61-II Yokota AAB Winter 1946

Capt Chuichi Ichikawa 10 Kills 9 B-29 Superfortress 244th Sentai 3rd Chutai demonstrates maneuvers to other pilots at Chofu Airfield near Tokyo Japan February 1945

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7824

Part 5 Ki-84's

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate

A restored Ki-84 frank

Ki-84 of the 181st SHinbutaiat Tatebayashi Army Airfield 1945

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate or possibly a TachikawaKi

Captured Ki-84 with Seafire Hellcat and Mustang 1945

Throw this one in too, Captured J2M with F6F and Seafire 1945

cooper9411 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:39 am

Mark, another fine post. Really enjoy them all. :drink3:

Dan K · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:53 am

Mark Allen M wrote:

Where are these located today?

A restored Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar

This link should explain:

http://www.airventuremuseum.org/news/ar ... ghters.asp

Notice that the EAA and MoF indicated that the Oscar/Spitfire swap was to last for two years. Nine years later the Oscar is still out in Washingon state.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:06 pm

Dan K wrote:

Mark Allen M wrote:

Where are these located today?

A restored Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar

This link should explain:

http://www.airventuremuseum.org/news/ar ... ghters.asp

Notice that the EAA and MoF indicated that the Oscar/Spitfire swap was to last for two years. Nine years later the Oscar is still out in Washingon state.

And, do YOU have the funds to go head to head with the VULCAN legal teams?? :roll:

oz rb fan · **Joined:** Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:33 am **Posts:** 474

the former eaa museum's(owned by the nasm) Oscar ki 43 111b is on display at pima .
http://www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=374
the m.o.f now has their own oscar one of the Texas aircraft factory reproductions
http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/ ... production
and of course the f.h.c has the former col pay alpine fighter collection oscar ki 43 1
http://www.flyingheritage.com/TemplateP ... ntentId=14

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:23 pm

Quote:

Quality's poor, but check this out:

Still image from the 1968 Bob Hope movie The Private Navy of Sergeant O'Farrell - looks like the same plane?

jamesintucson · **Joined:** Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:42 am **Posts:** 546

Mark Allen M wrote:

Where are these located today?

A restored Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar

This is the NASM/EAA/MoF/Pima plane. The photo was taken in the 1950s when the plane was displayed at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque.

James

Dan K · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:30 pm

Mark Allen M wrote:

Kawasaki Ki-61-II Yokota AAB Winter 1946

As many will already know, this is the Ki-61 II that survives on display at the Kamikaze Museum at Chiran.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-p ... 189126.jpg

Dan K · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:31 pm

Mark Allen M wrote:

Sgt. Kushiro Otake of 25th Sentai, China, summer of 1943, probably Nanking

25th Sentai, Hankow, China, 1944

Dan K · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:46 pm

Mark Allen M wrote:

Part 2 Ki-44's

85th Sentai, Jogai Airfield, Nanking, summer '43

Akeno fighter school

Third example of model 2 prototype, Yokota, Japan, summer '42

47th Sentai, Narimasu Airfield, late '43

Dan K · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:10 pm

Mark Allen M wrote:

Part 3 Ki-61's

Ashiya airfield, post-VJ day, carries remnants of 59th Sentai colors

#3295 of 244th Sentai CO Capt. Teruhiko Kobayashi, Japan, Jan. '45

37th Flight Training Company, Matsuyama airfield, Formosa, March '44

244th CO Kobayashi & crew chief. Note 12 B-29 and 2 Hellcat silhouettes under cockpit

Kobayashi again

Kobayashi's mount (again)

Ride of 68th Sentai CO Capt. Shogo Takeuchi, Wewak, New Guinea, October '43

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