Thursday, 9 January 2025

Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate", unidentified unit marking 中島 キ27 九七式戦闘機, 分からない部隊マーク


九七戦の尾翼マークからどんな部隊か分かりますか?ノモンハン事件かもしれない.
Last year, these photos featuring a Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate" experiencing a landing mishap went under the hammer, making the seller particularly happy. No further information was provided, but most likely the photos were taken during the Nomonhan Incident (Battles of Khalkhin Gol). Can you identify the unit of this "Nate" with the undocumented (AFAIK) tail marking?

2 comments:

ZeroTheHero said...

Very interesting set of pictures! -In the close-up, of the cracked fuselage, just in front of the tailplanes one can see oil or hydraulic fluid is running down the sides of the aircraft (most likely why it ended up as it did). There also seems to be a large hatch missing just aft of the trailing edge of the wing at the bottom of fuselage...

Arawasi said...

Hey, Zero, I just left a comment replying to the Jakes with MAD. Did you see it?