About this time last year, Dai Nippon Kaiga released a new book dedicated to the fighter squadron of the Tsukuba Kokutai, written and illustrated by Yoshino Yasutaka. It's a well researched book with plenty of photos and material. Especially interesting to modellers and historians focusing on aerial warfare in Japan during the war's final year.
Contents:
Paint Schemes and Markings of Aircraft Belonging to the Tsukuba Kokutai
Prologue: What is the Tsukuba Kokutai?
Part 1 – Naval Pilot Training Courses and Training Kokutai
Part 2 – Training Aircraft of the Tsukuba Kokutai: Zero Carrier-Based Fighter Kawanishi ‘Shiden’
Chapter 1: The Pursuit of the B-29. The first enemy the Tsukuba Kokutai engaged: the ‘B-29’
Chapter 2: Fierce Battles with Enemy Carrier-Based Aircraft. The formidable foe that ran rampant over the Kanto region: the ‘F6F’. Verification of the serial numbers and variants of the Zero fighters from the Tsukuba Kokutai’s Fighter Squadron that participated in the interception missions.
Chapter 3: The Okinawa Air Campaign. Easier to handle than its menacing appearance suggests? The ‘F4U’. Casualties from the Tsukuba Kokutai’s Fighter Squadron.
Title: "Imperial Japanese Navy Tsukuba Fring [sic] Group, Fighter Squadron"
Authors: Yoshino Yasutaka
Published by: Dainippon Kaiga, March 2025
Pages: 176
Photos: 116
Profiles: 40
Size: 21X26cm
The book is available.
Price: $US 39.00 (Postage NOT included)
Send over an email if interested with your name and delivery address (to calculate postage): arawasiorder@gmail.com
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