A dramatic photo, from a vintage October 1939 magazine, of a Kawanishi E7K1 hoisted on the water. Note the 2-tone camouflage on the upper surfaces.
Any ideas about the ship?
gmmk11 suggested that the ship could be the Heavy Cruiser Chokai or Maya of the Takao Class and provided a link to an interesting message board.
So here's a photo of Chokai from a vintage publication around 1934.
3 comments:
Ah, very nice!
Another favorite of nine.
I think the guy in the bucket, for lack of a better term, is interesting. It also looks like one of the aircraft crew members is attending to the attachment points on the aircraft.
I have no ideas about the ship, however.
I would love to see a large scale kit of this aircraft, but I don't see it coming any time soon....
Hope to see more!
Thanks!
I think that ship may be 'maya' or 'chokai'
here is a photo late 1930's Chokai
http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3680&start=60
Great picture with a lot of action! Concerning the ship, the crane is typical of the IJN cruisers, and I will bet on a Sendai class one after the acquisition of the Kure Type 2 Model 3 catapult, in 1941.
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