Japanese Aviation SIG Scale ModelWorld 2018 #3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japanese Aviation SIG Scale ModelWorld 2018 #2

 

 

 

Japanese Aviation SIG Scale ModelWorld 2018 #1

After the end of last year's Scale ModelWorld in Telford, Gary Wenko immediately send over a report with many photos. Unfortunately due to technical difficulties we are only now able to feature the material on this blog. Better late than never and a huge "thank you" to Gary for everything.

We start with models of Japanese aircraft in the halls at Scale ModelWorld.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Toraware no Nihonki" #8

This last set in the series, features photos from the Aireview and Arawasi collection of some of the aircraft we found transported by the three aircraft carriers once in the States. For those seeking more information about the fate of these planes, serial numbers etc check this page.

 

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"Toraware no Nihonki" #7

There are very very few photos of the last aircraft carrier, USS Core (CVE-13), ferrying Japanese planes back to the US. I knew only of two but I recently discovered one on the net (exact address unknown, sorry). 

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We can see many interesting aircraft that we knew ended up in the States but were not sure with exactly which ship. I can see on the left side the Kawanishi N1K "Kyofu", a Kawasaki Ki-100 (as Michael suggested) right behind, followed by an Aichi M6A "Seiran". I can't make out the last plane but Jacob suggested she might be a Tachikawa Ki54c "Hickory".
On the other side across the "Seiran" is an Aichi E16A "Zuiun". I can also see at least two Mitsubishi Ki-67 "Hiryu" bombers. I'm not sure about the big tails in front of them.

The other photo taken on board USS Core I knew of is the one below from THIS site and shows a Yokosuka MXY-7 "Ohka" two-seat trainer in front of a "Hiryu".

 

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Two more photos, from the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, of the "Hiryu" once in the States.

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"Toraware no Nihonki" #6

The other aircraft carrier that ferried Japanese aircraft back to the States for evaluation was the USS Bogue (CVE-9). There are very few photos of the aircraft on the deck of the carrier and no inventory list to tell us what types exactly she carried. The photos below, as Harold pointed out, are from THIS site.

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But from the photos above it seems that not many aircraft were on her deck, mainly four "big" ones. From the stern to the bow I can identify (ignoring the US types) a Nakajima G8N1 "Renzan" (Rita), a Tachikawa Ki-74 "Patsy", probably one more Tachikawa Ki-74 and a Tachikawa Ki-77.

"Broken Wings" has more photos of the Ki-74 and the Ki-77. On p. 109 is a photo of the Ki-77 at Oppama Base and on p. 130 there are two more photo of the Ki-74 being unloaded at Newark and delivered at the base.

There are more photos of the "Rita" in the San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, showing the aircraft getting ready for shipment and after her arrival in the US.

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another version of the photo above with the noise removed

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Photos #38 & #39 were taken at Wright-Patterson AFB where the aircraft arrived for evaluation. After being tested it sat there for two years before it was scrapped.