Photos Japanese Naval Aircraft

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of an inexpertly photographed Nakajima C2N1


https://www.ebay.com/itm/31513634607...wAAOSwyWRlvhW8


And from the same seller,well what exactly?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/31513638099...gAAOSw5DVlvhuA


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a Nakajima E8N captioned as operated by the IJN cruiser Ashigara


https://www.ebay.com/itm/31515059539...wAAOSwkaRlx~8F


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a colourised photo of a Nakajima E4N2. Does anyone recognise the markings


https://www.ebay.com/itm/38682292040...Bk9SR8r_muq-Yw


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a Hiro H4H Flying Boat. Does anyone know if any of these were still around in the Pacific War?



https://www.ebay.com/itm/31519405758...a373:g:Bp0AAOS
wEGpl4nZG


Also some more photos of the Cruiser Ashigara's Nakajima E8N can be seen here


https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_dkr...a%20floatplane



Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a JNAF training aircraft which I do not recognise. I'm sure I'm overlooking something glaringly obvious,but would welcome assistance in identifying the aircraft. It looks a little like a D1A1,but I'm uncertain.Any thoughts?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/31525823755...Bk9SR_ix9YvTYw


Regards,


Clint

[Versuch]

D1A1... looks right to me, the centre strut arrangement looks identical, the load strut from
the lower wing attaches at around the same spot on the fuselage, its missing its streamline
cowl on the fuselage, no engine fitted...as you say possible training aid perhaps ?

Cheers
Mike

[musec04]

Thanks Mike,


I wonder if the cowl is not missing because this is an instructional airframe for ground crew.The photo captions the personnel as mechanics officers so possibly at a Mechanical School?.


In connection with this a couple of questions occur.


1. Is a Mechanical School known to have existed in the Yokosuka area,or would the Yokosuka Ku conduct mechanics training?


2. While there is lots of evidence for the use of the D1A2 close to 1942,are any schools known to have operated flying examples of the D1A1 as late as that year?


Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a close photo of Mitsubishi A6M2 Hokokou 550 of the Tainan Kokutai


https://www.ebay.com/itm/15615411565...Bk9SR67H1vTWYw



Regards,


Clint

[musec04]

Hello,


Currently on ebay is a photo of a Mitsubishi A6M2 with partial tail code -108. Has anyone a full identity for the machine?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/31528762332...YAAOSwSQhmGBCK



Regards,


Clint