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A quick look at why the Nakajima Ki-49 and other WWII Japanese heavy bombers were an Epic Fail – The Aviation Geek Club

The IJAAF remained convinced that fast attack bombers like the Ki-21, Ki-49 and, eventually, the Ki-67 were the best option, as they could operate closely with advancing infantry units. Advertise The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (‘Dragon Eater’), codenamed ‘Helen’ by the Allies, was a twin-engined Japanese bomber designed to undertake daylight attacks without the protection of …

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The story of the only aerial victory scored by a Royal Australian Air Force Wirraway during World War II – The Aviation Geek Club

Archer returned to Popondetta where he leapt from his Wirraway and ran across to the control tent where he exclaimed to the Control Officer “Sir, sir, I think I’ve shot down a Zero!” The swift and decisive defeat of RAAF CAC Wirraway aircraft (an Australian development of the North American NA-16 training aircraft) at Rabaul …

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The Story of the Ki-43 Hayabusa pilot that claimed the shooting down of four USAAF P-38 Lightnings in an air battle that never was – The Aviation Geek Club

The alleged exploits of Warrant Officer Shiromoto Nauharu Hayabusa pilot over the Solomon Islands on Jan. 31, 1943 became legendary in Japan. In late 1942, towards the end of the Guadalcanal campaign, the Japanese commenced building an airfield at Munda, roughly halfway between Guadalcanal and Rabaul. A smaller emergency strip at Vila was constructed on …

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