RapidFireWeb Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in Mexico The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in Mexico. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are as credited. Any errors found … Read more
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (IJAAF Photo) Nakajima Ki-44-1a Shoki Army Type 2 single-seat Fighter Model 1A, codenamed “Tojo”, at Akino Army training field, Japan. The Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (鍾馗, “Devil Queller”) was a single-seat fighter-interceptor which was developed by the Nakajima Aircraft Company and operated by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1942 to 1945 during the … Read more
Nakajima Navy Type 0 Transport and Showa Navy Type 0 Transport (USN Photo) Nakajima Navy Type 0 Transport and Showa Navy Type 0 Transport, license-built version of the Douglas DC-3. The L2D series, numerically, was the most important Japanese transport in the war. The L2D was given the Allied code name Tabby. This Showa/Nakajima L2D2 … Read more
Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (IJAAF Photo) The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (呑龍, “Storm Dragon”) was a twin-engine Japanese Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed to carry out daylight bombing missions, without the protection of escort fighters. Consequently, while its official designation, Army Type 100 Heavy Bomber, was accurate in regard to its formidable defensive armament and … Read more
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (キ84 疾風, lit. “Gale”) is a single-seat fighter flown by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in the last two years of the Second World War. The Allied reporting name was “Frank”; the Japanese Army designation was Army Type 4 Fighter (四式戦闘機, yon-shiki-sentō-ki). The Ki-84 is generally considered … Read more
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (SDASM Photo) The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (隼, “Peregrine falcon”), formal Japanese designation Army Type 1 Fighter (一式戦闘機, Ichi-shiki sentōki) is a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in the Second World War. The Allied reporting name was “Oscar”, but it was often called the “Army Zero” by … Read more
Warplanes of the Second World War preserved in Japan The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in Japan. Many contributors have assisted in the hunt for these aircraft to provide and update the data on this website. Photos are as credited. Any errors found … Read more
(IJAAF Photo) Nakajima J9Y Kikka (Orange Blossom), Japan’s first jet-powered aircraft, was developed late in the war and the first prototype had only flown once before the end of the conflict. It was also called K?koku Nig? Heiki (Imperial Weapon No. 2). The Nakajima Kikka (橘花, “tachibana orangeblossom”), initially designated Kōkoku Nigō Heiki (皇国二号兵器, “ImperialWeapon … Read more
Nakajima Ki-27 (IJAAF Photos) The Nakajima Ki-27 (九七式戦闘機, Kyūnana-shiki sentōki, Type 97 Fighter) was the main fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service up until 1940. Its Allied nickname was “Nate”, although it was called “Abdul” in the “China Burma India” (CBI) theater by many post-war sources;[1] Allied Intelligence had reserved that … Read more
Nakajima J5N1 Tenrai (USAAF Photo) The J5N1 was designed in 1943 as a single-seat twin-engine interceptor fighter. It was was developed as an interceptor for countering attacks by Boeing B-29 Superfortress.capable of reaching 414 mph. It had a pair of 1990 hp Nakajima Homare 21 radial engines and was armed with two 20mm cannons and … Read more
