Warplanes of Japan: Tachikawa

Tachikawa Warplanes

Tachikawa Ki-9, codenamed Spruce.  The Ki-9 was an intermediate training aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force built by Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd in the 1930s.  One is preserved in the Museum Abri Satriamandala, Indonesia.  (IJAAF Photo)

 (USN Photos)

Tachikawa Ki-9, codenamed Spruce in USAAF markings photographed at airfield K-1, Pusan-West in South Korea in 1951.  The aircraft is also painted in South Korean Air Force markings underwing.

Tachikawa Ki-36, Japanese Army cooperation aircraft.  (IJAAF Photos)

Tachikawa Ki-36, Japanese Army cooperation aircraft, Royal Thai Air Force Museum.  (Mztourist Photo)

Tachikawa Ki-54a Army Type 1 Advanced Trainer Model A.  (IJAAF Photos)

Tachikawa Ki-54c Army Type 1 Transport Model C, codenamed Hickory.  (IJAAF Photos)

Tachikawa Ki-54 transport aircraft codenamed Hickory with green surrender crosses, taken over by the RAAF.  The fuselage of this aircraft is stored in the Treloar Technology Centre, Australia.  (Australian War Museum Photo)

(Nick-D Photo)

Tachikawa Ki-54 Hickory fuselage in storage at the Australian War Memorial's Treloar Technology Centre.  

(USAAF Photo)

Tachikawa Ki-54 transport aircraft codenamed Hickory, in USAAF markings.

(Aomorikuma Photo)

Tachikawa Ki-54 Hickory, remains preserved in Japan.

Tachikawa Ki-74 experimental long-range reconnaissance bomber, codenamed Patsy.  (IJAAF Photo)

(USAAF Photos)

Tachikawa Ki-74 experimental long-range reconnaissance bomber, codenamed Patsy in USAAF markings.  Four Ki-74 were brought to the USA, USAAF FE-2206 was scrapped at Newark, FE-2207 was scrapped at Middletown, FE-2208 was scrapped at Newark, and FE-2209 was scrapped at Newark.

(IJAAF Photos)

Tachikawa Ki-94-I single engine monoplane twin-boom fighter prototype.

Tachikawa Ki-94-II single engine monoplane fighter prototype brought to the USA and designated FE-150.  This aircraft was scrapped at Park Ridge ca. 1950.  (IJAAF Photos)

(IJAAF Photos)

Tachikawa Ki-77 transport aircraft.

USN Photos)

Tachikawa Ki-77 being shipped to the United States aboard the carrier USS Bogue from Yokosuka in December 1945.  It arrived at Alameda, California on 8 January 1946, where it was examined before being scrapped.

(USAAF Photos)

Tachikawa Ki-77, found by US forces at the end of the war in Yamanashi airfield.  This aircraft was designated USAAF FE-154.  It was scrapped at Park Ridge, c1950.

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