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Ki-43 Oscar

KI-43 Haybusa

In 1944, a Tenzan carrier attack aircraft from the U.S. carrier Essex, captured evading at ultra-low altitude after launching a torpedo from the flight deck.

#日本海軍

Good morning, everyone.

A colorized version of a photo from around 1945 showing the night fighter "Gekkō" abandoned at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. Well then, let's do our best this week too.

The Nakajima J1N1 Gekkō (月光; moonlight) is a twin-engine aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. A prototype first flew in May 1941. The first full production variant of the Gekkō, the J1N1-C was a reconnaissance aircraft, although many of these underwent field modification into night fighters; in addition, a night fighter variant, the J1N1-S was later put into production. Towards the end of the war, J1N1 pilots also undertook kamikaze anti-shipping missions.[1] The Gekkō was given the Allied reporting name "Irving".

@sakimoto via X

12 July 1939. Death of Hanada Mamoru, 17 victory Imperial Japanese Army Air Force ace during the Nomonhan Incident (the undeclared Soviet-Japanese border war). Died from wounds sustained in action while flying his Nakajima KI-27 “Nate”.

The aircraft marked "Maru-Toku" on the left side of Nasser is not for special attacks. From a certain perspective, the reason is even worse, but I'm not sure if I can disclose it, so please look forward to future updates. There are 49 Type 3 aircraft marked with Maru-Toku.

B7A attack aircraft being serviced, 1942