Warplanes of Japan: Mitsubishi Ki-51

The Mitsubishi Ki-51 (Army designation”Type 99 Assault Plane”; Allied reporting name “Sonia”) wasa light bomber/dive bomber in service with the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second World War. It first flew in mid-1939. Initially deployed against Chineseforces, it proved to be too slow to hold up against the fighter aircraft of theother Allied powers. However, … Read more