Photos Japanese Aircraft

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of either a Nakajima Ki-6 or a Super Universal. I read the letters under the wing as possibly DON. So may be J-BDON?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/25648037736...0AAOSwWthmHJLz



Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of the Dornier Do D (aka Kawasaki K-8) during trials at Kasumigaura and alsO a Yokosho Ro-go Ko-gata Reconnaisance Seaplane of the Yokosuka Kaigun Kokutai.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166849198...Bk9SR9T6z_aNZA



Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hang on Clint

The Dornier Do D must be the prototype WNr 57 sent to Japan in 1925.
No production followed in Japan.

Did really Kawasaki give it a type number of its own?
I always thought the K-x range was used only by Kawanishi (their K-8A/B was something
quite different)

Cheers
Stig

[musec04]

I fear you're correct Stig.I'm not having a great week when it comes to uncritically accepting information. In this case https://www.histaviation.com/dornier...roduction.html I take it the Navy Do D did not have a civil J- registration at any time at all?


Regards,


Clint

[Stig Jarlevik]

The site you looked at is not so bad I think, but in this case it is wrong.

Superficially the two types Kawanishi K-8 and the Dornier Do D were similar but
in detail very different.

The photo shown (bottom right) and registration is correct for the K-8A but not for the Do D.
Not sure why the site got it wrong since they list the aircraft as a Kawanishi (left column)
and then say Kawasaki (right column).

As far as I know the Do D never carried a civil Japanese registration. The IJN was not
interested in the end.
Incidentally the Yugoslavs were not very happy with the aircraft either.

Cheers
Stig