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Some really rare footage of IJAAF Mitsubishi Ki-46 Dinah reconnaissance aircraft of the 81st Independent Chūtai operating in Manchuria in late 1944/45

youtu.be/08R1TtyNyXs?...

Some rare pics of the 61st Sentai’s Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū or Peggy twin-engine bombers in 1945. My favorite Japanese army bomber, was fast well protected however came in too little too late to affect the war

Ki-43 Oscar footage youtu.be/5Ah8kSJ5gdY?...

A6m2 and A6M3 Zeros and B5N2 Kates conduct landings on the carrier Zuikaku, late 1942.

A Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zero taking off from a Hiyo/Jun’yō-class carrier

Mitsubishi G3M “Nell” twin-engine bombers escorted by Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 21 Zero fighters in early 1942.

Kawasaki Ki-100 one of famous "accidental aircraft", created not because of detailed planning, but as some stop-gap.
Factory, that made inline engines for Ki-61 fighters, was destroyed by US bombers. But they've managed to attach radial engine to its fuselage, creating Ki-100.

Japanese Newsreel footage of the Battle of Makassar Strait showing G3M and G4M bombers conducting high level bombing on allied vessels in the Java Sea youtu.be/MtxMvvKExRs?...

Blog with data of WW2 Japanese aircraft performance:
warbirdperformance.livedoor.blog/archives/429...