Ki-30 Type 97

Mitsubishi Ki-30 Type 97 “Ann”

June 8, 2015 PE Matt 0

The Mitsubishi Ki-30 Type 97 was a light bomber of the Imperial Japanese Army, developed as a response to a requirement for a new aircraft to replace the obsolete Kawasaki Ki-3. The Mitsubishi design beat […]

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Mitsubishi Ki-21 Type 97 “Sally”

May 19, 2015 PE Matt 0

The Mitsubishi Ki-21 was a heavy bomber of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific War. It was originally designed to meet a 1936 requirement of the IJA for a replacement for the Ki-1 and […]

Nakajima Ki-27

Nakajima Ki-27 Type 97 “Nate”

May 5, 2015 PE Matt 1

The Nakajima Ki-27 was a follow up to the unsuccessful Ki-11 monoplane, which lost out to the biplane Kawasaki Ki-10 in a competition to design a new fighter for the Japanese Army. The Ki-27 was […]

Japanese Fiat BR.20 "Ruth"

Fiat BR.20 “Ruth”

April 26, 2015 PE Matt 0

The Fiat BR.20 was regarded as one of the finest bombers in the world when it made its debut in 1936. It was ordered after Fiat responded to a Regio Aeronautica request for designs for […]

Mitsubishi Ki-2 Type 93 “Louise”

February 20, 2015 PE Matt 0

The Mitsubishi Ki-1 and Ki-2 bombers were both derivatives of the German-made Junkers K37. The sole K37 prototype was purchased by Japan in 1931, and briefly testing during the ‘Manchuria Incident’ that same year. The […]

Mitsubishi Ki-1 Type 93

February 18, 2015 PE Matt 0

The Mitsubishi Ki-1 and Ki-2 bombers were both derivatives of the German-made Junkers K37. The sole K37 prototype was purchased by Japan in 1931, and briefly testing during the ‘Manchuria Incident’ that same year. The […]

Kawasaki Ki-10 Type 95 “Perry”

February 9, 2015 PE Matt 0

The Kawasaki Ki-10 was designed in response to an IJAAF requirement for a new type of fighter to replace a number of outdated types in service. In contrast to the monoplane Nakajima Ki-11, which was […]

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