Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate ("Frank") fighter

[blackkite]

Hi! Windswords. Recently Maru（丸: it means the rising sun ） magazine released special edition for Ki84. Do you know?

 

[windswords]

Blackkite,

Is that a model on the cover or is it an actual Hayate? It's beautiful! If you can post some of the pics and images from that issue here I would be grateful.

Thanks,
Windswords

 

[blackkite]

Hi! Of course it's a real aircraft captured by U.S.Army in Philippine in 1945, marked top speed 687km/h in Australia, restored by U.S planes of fame museum, returned to Japan in 1973. This aircraft is exhibited in Kyushu island Japan now. I will take picture of this aircraft in Kyushu near future.

http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~r_dom/haya_index.htm
http://www.ahatk.net/nakajima/genzonki/genzonki.html
http://wantaplane.exblog.jp/9252492/
http://airport.world.coocan.jp/i_0236.html

 

[windswords]

Backkite,

Beautiful photographs. I see they painted it in the markings of the 11 Sentai (number 1 Chutai I believe). Thanks for sharing!