Photos Japanese Army Airforce

[musec04]

Hello Nick,


Thanks for the reply. Given that the Ki-67 To-Go, as seen in the other link,were based at Clark Field and at Margot with the Fugaku Tai, it seems quite possible, in conjunction with the location given by you for the 479th, that the fighter is from the same location.However, checking the obvious sources, Emblems of the Rising Sun and the Avions magazine 231 with an article dedicated to Japanese fighters in the Philippines, I'm still puzzled by the tail marking.I'm starting to wonder if it too is from a Special attacker unit.Still could be that the photos are from different locations.



Regards,


Clint

[Buckeye30]

Clint. The Nate has a typical stylised Sentai or Shimbu-Tai number (37) this is listed on the 2nd link here, but it says Ki.36 not Ki.27 though they may well have had some; apparently these were numbered in the Philippines. Note the paragraph next to the Oscar in the Ameblo site.

Nick



https://ameblo-jp.translate.goog/aka...n&_x_tr_pto=sc


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...l_attack_units

[musec04]

Hello Nick,


Thanks for the links and information. Cerainly it is not implausible that the machine is No.37 Shinbu Tai, given that Tachiarai Army Flying School also operated the Ki-27. Where I'm hoping for a little clarification from you, is in your statement that the marking is a stylised 37.Happy to accept this is the case,given you've said so,but the character to my mind at least doesn't resemble any of 第三十七. Should I be looking elsewhere or is it that you've seen this marking previously on an aircraft of that unit?


Regards,


Clint

[Buckeye30]

Clint. Not seen another with this marking but it looks to me like a temporary one given the usual Japanese neat and distinctive methods tail markings. It's possibly not a "7" since the rudder is damaged so I'm not positive.

The location could be Clark Field given the variety of types. It's importance can be seen in this map from earlier in 1945 before it's capture.
Regards
Nick


https://www.history.army.mil/books/w...ages/p_139.jpg