An unbelievably clear video today featuring pilots, ground crews and Mitsubishi Zero fighters.  The original is  here . The narator speaks I...

Here's a video I recently discovered of the ultimate Aichi seaplane; the Aichi E16A " Zuiun " (Paul) . Actually it's three...

The sole prototype Kawasaki Ki-48-II "Lily" with the Ne0 ramjet engine hanging under its fuselage. The pod beneath the fuselage wa...

Designed by Professor Miki Tetsuo of the Department of Aeronautics, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Imperial University, at the request of the...

In 1926, the IJAAF sought competitive proposals from Nakajima, Kawasaki, Ishikawajima, and Mitsubishi to replace the Type Otsu 1 Reconnaissa...

In April 1932, the Navy issued instructions to Mitsubishi and Nakajima to prototype a new carrier-based attack aircraft to replace the unpop...

Nakajima's design for a parasol-wing fighter, along with those of other companies competing for the Army's requirement for a new fig...

Aichi B7A1 " Ryusei " (Grace) Dive bomber / Torpedobomber Pre-production plane: 1 of 9 prototypes Imperial Japanese Navy, Kougeki ...

In March 1927, the Navy decided to manufacture an experimental aircraft funded by a program sponsored by the Kaibo Gikai (Maritime Defense ...

An 1MT1N belonging to the Kasumigaura Kokutai as indicated by the letter "R2 on its tail. The Type 10 Torpedo Bomber  (company code: 1...