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Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces Nicholas Millman Osprey SC
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- Inscribed
- No
- Personalize
- No
- Personalized
- No
- ISBN
- 9781780962955
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1780962959
ISBN-13
9781780962955
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201700068
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Asia / Japan, Military / Aviation
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Olsthoorn, Ronnie, Yes
Genre
History
Book Series
Aircraft of the Aces Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-509466
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
114
Dewey Decimal
940.5449520922
Table Of Content
Introduction 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
Synopsis
The Ki-61 'Men' (Flying Swallow) was the only inline-engined (liquid-cooled) monoplane fighter to be used operationally by the Japanese armed forces during World War 2, and when first encountered by Allied pilots was presumed to be of German origin rather than a homegrown machine. The Ki-61 was committed in quantity to the fighting over New Guinea but was plagued by engine problems, which together with other factors, and despite the valiant efforts of its pilots, seriously impeded its undoubted impact on the campaign. Used operationally on other fronts, but only in small numbers, the 'Mien' never achieved its expected potential. During the air defence of Japan it became the equipment of several elite fighter units, and when the airframe was expediently but successfully married to a radial bomber engine due to a shortage of the original inline engines, it became the formidable Ki-100 'Goshikisen' (Type 5 fighter), the mount of several notable aces in the closing months of the war. Osprey Aircraft of the Aces® Comprehensive histories of the elite fighter pilots, and the aircraft that they flew, A unique source of information researched by recognised experts, and brought to life by first-hand accounts from the combat veterans themselves, Concise, authoritative text is supported by at least 30 specially commissioned original colour artworks, new scale plans and the best archival photography from around the world Book jacket., This is 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., 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.
LC Classification Number
D792
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