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Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
Happy New Year!
Last year I completed the illustrations for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces #114 on Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces, written by Nicholas Millman of www.aviationofjapan.com. Since the book has meanwhile been published, I'd like to show you a few samples. Research by Nick and myself. All images © Osprey Publishing. Ki-61-I Otsu of the 78th Sentai: Ki-61-I Tei of the 244th Sentai Detail of the score board: This graphic gives you an idea of the amount of research that goes into each profile: Ki-61-I Hei of the 56th Sentai: Colourful Ki-100-I Otsu of Akeno's 111th Sentai: Ki-100-I Otsu of the 5th Sentai: A close-up of the tail unit and "Nine-headed Dragon" inscription: A Ki-100-I Ko of the 59th Sentai with P-51 victory marking under the cockpit and 3rd Chutai markings on both vertical and horizontal tail planes: Sample line drawing of a Ki-100-I Otsu: For those who are on Facebook, I have an artwork page at https://www.facebook.com/AviationArt.Aero and a group dedicated to the Ki-61/100 at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ki61Tony/ Many thanks for looking! Ronnie Olsthoorn
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Re: Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
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Re: Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
Nice work Ronnie!
...geoff
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Re: Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
Thanks Geoff, I appreciate your feedback!
I hope all is well
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Re: Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
Dear Ronnie Olsthoorn,
great work ! I had a very good time working through that awesome volume. I also tried to compile a Ki-61 ace list: 1. Keiji Takayima, 17 2. Shogo Takeuchi, 16 3. Mitsuyoshi Tarui, 10 4. Nagao Shirai, ~9,5 5. Takashi Noguchi, ~9 6. Chuichi Ichikawa, ~8 7. Susumu Kajinami, 8 8. Tokuyasu Ishizuka, 5-8 9. Tomio Hirohata, ~6 10. Tadao Sumi, 6 11. Tsutae Obara, 3-7 12. Teruhiko Kobayashi, ~5 13. Kesashige Ogata, 5 possible Ki-61 aces Takashi Tomishima, 4+ Mitsusada Asai, 1-7 Matsumi Nakano, 3-5 Jiro Asano, 0-7 Totaro Ito, ~1,53 Shogo Saito, 1+ Any corrections and additions are welcome. Have a nice Sunday, Michael |
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Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
Thank you so much Ronnie. You're the best my friend.
James
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Re: Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
...does anybody know the definite Ki-61 score of Takashi Tomishima ?
Cheers, Michael |
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Re: Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
..."P-38 Lightning vs Ki-61 Hien" by D. Nijboer indicates an official score of 4 for him. Therefore I remove Takashi Tomishima from my list of possible Ki-61 aces.
Can anybody tell me the definite Ki-61 score of Mitsusada Asai ? Michael |
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hien, kawasaki, ki-100, ki-61, tony |
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