More NARA photos today, this time of a Kawanishi N1K2-Ja "Shiden-kai" Model 21ko found at the end of the war in the Akishima factory of Showa Hikoki in Tokyo. It was sent there as a sample since Showa was going to start producing the type under licence from Kawanishi together with Mitsubishi and the 21st Navy Arsenal. Eventually Showa produced only two "Shiden-kai" by the end of the war. Note the Japanese built DC-3 in the background.
The original NARA caption is most interesting:
"Front view of the Shiden-kai fighter-bomber, Japanese copy of the P-47. Only two of this model were manufactured, one for the navy and the other for the army. Neither of them have been flown."
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2 comments:
Excellent photos, especially the cowling, wheel well and landing gear details! Thank you!
Best regards,
Iskender
I really want to know if this is the same building where this Ki-83 photo was taken. I could not identify the aircraft behind it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/100937980@N02/16493711751/
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