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Ki-44 ''Tojo'' Aces of World War II (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 100) (Repost)

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Ki-44 ''Tojo'' Aces of World War II (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 100) (Repost)

Nicholas Millman - Ki-44 ''Tojo'' Aces of World War II (Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 100)
Osprey Publishing | 2011 | ISBN: 1849084408 | English | 100 Pages | PDF | 12.01 MB

The Ki-44 ‘Tojo’ epitomises JAAF air power in defence of the homeland, but was also used extensively in the skies over China. The introduction of the Ki-44 was noted with concern because of its departure from the performance and tactics previously associated with the JAAF. It was a fast-climbing, heavily armed point-defence interceptor that was used successfully in slashing hit-and-run tactics that caught Allied pilots by surprise. Amongst the numerous aces that flew Ki-44’s were Major Akira Watanabe of the 33rd Sentai, Captain Yukiyoshi Wakamatsu, the ‘Red Nose Ace’ of the 85th Sentai and Warrant Officer Rikio Shibata also of the 85th Sentai, a leading ace with claims for 27 aircraft. This book tells the complete story of all of Japan’s ‘Tojo’ aces.