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The story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2.
The former, codenamed 'Tony' by the allies, was a technically excellent aircraft, possessing power, stability and a good rate of climb - differing radically from the usual Japanese philosophy of building light, ultra-manoeuvrable fighters. Its pilots soon realised, however, that the type was plagued by a number of dangerous mechanical issues. Then as the war moved relentlessly closer to Japan's doorstep, a desperate, expedient innovation to the Ki-61 airframe by fitting it with a radial instead of inline engine resulted in one of the finest fighters of World War 2 - the Ki-100.
This book uses the latest findings to provide a gripping account of some of the most remarkable and hard-pressed fighter pilots of the war. It reveals how these men, unlike so many of their unfortunate late-war colleagues, could surprise Allied aircraft in high-performance fighters and claim successes in the face of enormous odds.
Table of Contents
A Difficult Birth
The Rush to Combat - New Guinea 1943-44
Attrition - The Philippines and South-East Asia
The Noose Tightens - The Island Campaigns
A Desperate Battle - The Air Defence of Japan
Seven Week Fighter - the Ki-100
Appendices
Product details
Published | 20 Nov 2015 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 96 |
ISBN | 9781780962955 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | 90 b/w; 32 col |
Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
Series | Aircraft of the Aces |
Short code | ACE 114 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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