RapidFireWeb Kawasaki Ki-108 (IJAAF Photo) Kawasaki Ki-108 Experimental High Altitude fighter, codenamed Randy. The Ki-108 Kai was a Japanese twin-engine heavy fighter/interceptor prototype developed from the Ki-96 and Ki-102 models. It was designed to counter the high-altitude American bombers such as the B-29 Superfortress. It had a pressurized cockpit, a 37 mm nose cannon and two … Read more
Kawasaki Ki-100 (IJAAF Photo) Kawasaki Ki-100-I-Ko Army Fighter Type 5 Mark 1a of 59th Sentai 2nd Chutai in August 1945 in Japan. The Kawasaki Ki-100 (キ100) is a single-seat single-engine monoplane fighter aircraft usedby the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS) during World War II. TheJapanese Army designation was “Type 5 Fighter” (五式戦闘機, Go-shiki sentouki, or … Read more
Kokusai Ki-86A Kokusai Ki-86A (Allied code name “Cypress”) in 1945. This plane was a German Bücker Bü 131 Jungmann which was licence-produced in Japan. Approximately 1,037 Ki-86s were built for the Imperial Japanese Air Force and 339 Kyushu K9W1 for the Imperial Japanese Navy. (USN Photo) Kyushu K9W1 Navy Type 2 Primary Trainer Momiji, codenamed … Read more
Kawanishi N1K (IJNAF Photo) Kawanishi N1K4-J Shiden Kai, IJNAF, prototype. The Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden was an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service land-based version of the N1K1 floatplane. Assigned the Allied codename “George”, the N1K1-J was considered by both its pilots and opponents to be one of the finest land-based fighters flown by the Japanese during … Read more
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (IJAAF Photo) The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (飛燕, “flying swallow”) is a Japanese Second World War fighter aircraft. Used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, it was designated the “Army Type 3 Fighter” (三式戦闘機). Allied intelligence initially believed Ki-61s were Messerschmitt Bf 109s and later an Italian Macchi C.202, which led to the … Read more
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (IJAAF Photo) Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIc Toryu Army Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter (code name Nick) in IJAAF service with the 53rd Hiko Sentai. The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (屠龍, “Dragonslayer”) is a two-seat, twin-engine heavy fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The army gave it the designation “Type 2 … Read more
Kawasaki Ki-48 (IJAAF Photo) The Kawasaki Ki-48 (Japanese: 九九式雙發輕爆擊機, romanized: kyuukyuu-shiki-souhatu-keibaku-gekki, shortened to ‘Soukei’, Army Type 99 Twin-engined Light Bomber), was a Japanese twin-engine light bomber that was used during World War II. Its Allied reporting name was “Lily”. (Wikipedia) IJAAF Photo) The development of the aircraft began at the end of 1937 at the request of … Read more
Kawasaki Ki-10 The Kawasaki Ki-10 (九五式戦闘機, Kyūgo-shiki sentōki, Army Type 95 Fighter) was the last biplane fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army, entering service in 1935. Built by Kawasaki Kōkūki Kōgyō K.K. for the Imperial Japanese Army, it saw combat service in Manchukuo and in North China during the early stages of the Second … Read more
Kawasaki Ki-78 (KEN III) (IJAAF Photo) KEN III (for Kensan III or Research III) incorporated numerous advanced features new to Japanese aircraft. Approval was given for the aircraft’s development and a full-scale wooden mockup was finished in May 1941. Because of the outbreak of the Second World War, the project was taken over by the Imperial Japanese … Read more
Kawasaki Ki-96 (IJAAF Photo) Kawaskai Ki-96 Experimental Twin-engine single-seat fighter. The Kawasaki Ki-96 was a Japanese singleseat, twin-engine heavy fighter of the Second World War. It was intended toreplace the Kawasaki Ki-45s of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service. However,it was not adopted and only three prototypes were built. The success of the Kawasaki Ki-45 led … Read more
