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Saturday, 5 July 2025

Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally" in 1/48 by Dan Salamone

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This is my completed 1/48 ICM Ki-21I kit. Products used include: Gunze acrylic black surfacer, Tamiya acrylics, including custom mixes for I...
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Thursday, 3 July 2025

"Nihongun Rokakuki" #8 - Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger

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These photographs of a Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo bomber appeared in the September 1944 issue of " Koku Asahi " magazine. Sho...
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Monday, 30 June 2025

"Nihongun Rokakuki" #7 - North American P-51 Mustang

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According to the clip naration: "On the same day as the capture of Guilin, 10 November, the elite troops of the Imperial Japanese Army ...
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Friday, 27 June 2025

"Nihongun Rokakuki" #6 - Quiz!

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Can you identify the aircraft type but more importantly the unit etc?  Original photo from the Arawasi collection. Ed Bailey commented: Und...
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Thursday, 26 June 2025

"Nihongun Rokakuki" #5 - Vought F4U Corsair - video

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Another clip from the NHK collection featuring a downed Vought F4U Corsair is Saigon (present-day Ho Chi Minh City). The date mentioned is J...
Thursday, 19 June 2025

Air Battle over Kyushu

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In the previous post of this series, we "briefly" discussed the fierce air battle over South Kyushu on March 18, 1945. Since then,...
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Tuesday, 17 June 2025

"Nihongun Rokakuki" #4 - Vought F4U Corsair

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According to a Japanese source, the arplane was found having made an emergency landing after being shot down (?) near  Kasanohara Navy Base,...
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Sunday, 15 June 2025

"Nihongun Rokakuki" #3 - Douglas B-18 Bolo, Philippines

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Douglas B-18 Bolo captured by the Japanese Army in the Philippines.  I believe it's the same aircraft in the above two photos and a diff...
Friday, 13 June 2025

"Nihongun Rokakuki" #2 - Martin B-10, Curtiss P-40, Douglas O-46, Philippines

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After the capture of Manila, Philippines, in January 1942, the Japanese Army discovered numerous US aircraft—some entirely wrecked, others i...
Wednesday, 11 June 2025

"Nihongun Rokakuki" #1 - B-29s, Manchuria - video

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Following our series on "captured Japanese aircraft", we will continue with the opposite topic, " Nihongun Rokakuki " (a...
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