Nakajima Ki-43 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nakajima Ki-43 |
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Nakajima Ki-43. | |
Role | Fighter aircraft |
National origin | Japan. |
Manufacturer | Nakajima |
First flight | 1939 |
Introduction | 1942 |
Status | Out of service. |
Primary user | Japan Air Force. |
Number built | 5919 |
The Nakajima Ki-43 was one of the major fighter aircrafts of the World War II in Japan. Called Oscar by the Allies it was used in all major Japaneses operations between 1942 and 1945. After the war it was used by China, France, Indonesia, and North Korea.
Images for kids
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A Ki-43 IIIa, piloted by Second Lieutenant Toshio Anazawa and carrying a 250 kg (550 lb) bomb, sets off from the Japanese airfield of Chiran for the Okinawa area, on a kamikaze mission, 12 April 1945. Schoolgirls wave goodbye in the foreground.
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A captured Ki-43-Ib in flight over Brisbane, 1943
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The Flying Heritage Collection Ki-43 at Rabaul, 1945
See also
In Spanish: Nakajima Ki-43 para niños
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