Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

Stig,


Yes I mispelt the airfield in the first post and then copied it in the second. Damn.Tokorozawa it is.No & Su are, quoting from the Starkings book on Imperial Japanese Army flying Schools 'Higana charecters ....used occasionally as a system in order to indicate an order sequence similar to the western use of the alphabet (A,B,C etc). So No & Su are respectively the 25th and 47th syllables in the Higana system and indicate the 25th and 47th aircraft of the Tokorozawa Flying School.



Regards,


Clint

Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

No worries Clint

Thanks for the explanation. So these signs are actually a symbol identification system. That also explains the numbers you wrote after each symbol.
Since the Japanese used "normal" digits as well, I wonder why they used symbols here...:confused:

Ah yes, and then we have that book..... :)

Cheers
Stig

Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a Nakajima Ki-43-II with US Markings at:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/37384835724...AAAOSwPHhh0JvQ


Further damaged Japanese aircraft can be seen at:


https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item...anese&_sacat=0


and US aircraft at:


https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item...itaria&_sop=10



Regards,


Clint

Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a Tachikawa Ki-9 at:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/12508648413...cAAOSw2fZh1l0Q


Does anyone have any information on the significance of the three stripes on the cowling ring above the Katakana symbol Ho?


Regards,


Clint

Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a Nakajima Ki-27 at:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/25533805550...YAAOSwJ1dh5UQv


I don't recognise the tail marking. Can anyone identify the unit of the machine?


Regards,


Clint

Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

(Ki.27 photo) the 2 diagonal stripes could be 5th Sentai on Nates to 8/42 ( white = 2nd Chutai) based in the Tokyo area, then on Ki.45s to 1943.
Nick

Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

(Ki.9 photo). The sloping bars on the top wing were carried by at least 2 Instructor's Schools in Japan presumably for extra identification, the white bars (a black cowling was standard) may be flight markings (?)


Nick

Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

Hello Nick,


Thanks for both replies. Looking at the Ki-27 photo after your reply I now notice what appear to be a red outline to the white bars which I'd previously overlooked. So 5 Sentai it is.


Regards,


Clint

Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

Hello,


Possibly familiar to those interested in Aikoku aircraft,currently on ebay is a photo of Aikoku-1381,a Tachikawa Ki-36 at:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/31386236202...kAAOSw105h~QU-


Regards,


Clint

Re: Photos Japanese Army Airforce
 

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a wrecked Mitsubishi Ki-51 of what appears to be 70 Dokuritsu Chutai at:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/19483350550...wAAOSwF2piBabt


The seller has photos of other wrecjed Japanese aircraft from Papua New Guinea too. These can be seen with some non-aircraft photos at:


https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...echrist&_oac=1


Regards,


Clint