RapidFireWeb Kugisho P1Y1-C Ginga (IJAAF Photos) Kugisho P1Y1-C Ginga, IJAAF. The Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (銀河, “Galaxy”) is a twin-engine, land-based bomber developed for the Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. It was the successor to the Mitsubishi G4M and given the Allied reporting name “Frances”. The P1Y was designed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical … 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
Mitsubishi A6M Zero (Zeke) (IJN Photo) Mitsubishi A6M3 Model 22, flown by Japanese ace Hiroyoshi Nishizawa over the Solomon Islands, 1943. The Mitsubishi A6M “Zero” is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1940 to 1945. … Read more
Kyushu J7W1 Shinden (IJAAF Photo) Kyushu J7W1 Shinden. The Kyūshū J7W Shinden(震電,”Magnificent Lightning”) is a Second World War Japanesepropeller-driven prototype fighter plane with wings at the rear of thefuselage, a nose-mounted canard, and a pusher engine. Developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as a short-range, land-basedinterceptor, the J7W was a response to Boeing B-29 Superfortress … 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
Kawasaki Ki-102 (IJAAF Photo) The Kawasaki Ki-102 or Type 4 Attack Plane(四式襲撃機, Yonshiki shūgeki-ki) was a Japanese warplane of the Second World War. It was a twin-engine, two-seat, long-range heavy fighter developed toreplace the Ki-45 Toryu. Three versions were planned: the Ki-102 Kō day fighter, Ki-102 Otsu ground-attack and Ki-102 Hei night fighter. This aircraft’s Allied … Read more
Mitsubishi A6M Zeros preserved in the USA The aim of this website is to locate, identify and document Warplanes from the Second World War preserved in the USA. 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 here … Read more
Kyushu Q1W1 (SDA&SM Photo) Kyushu Q1W1 patrol bomber, codenamed Lorna. IJAAF. The Kyūshū Q1W Tōkai (東海 “Eastern Sea”) was a land-based anti-submarine patrolbomber aircraft developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. TheAllied reporting name was Lorna. Although similar in appearance to the GermanJunkers Ju 88 medium bomber, the Q1W was a much … 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-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
