Kawasaki Ki-100-1b Japanese Fighter

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Kawasaki Ki-100-1b

The Kawasaki Ki-100 was one of the best fighter planes of the Imperial Japanese Air Force. On display at our visit is the Kawasaki Ki100-1b. At first they combined the Ki-61 frame with a Mitsubishi Ha-112 radial engine instead of the original Kawasaki engine, later on a newly built aicraft was produced. This resulted in one of the best Japanese interceptors of the war capable of high speeds and good maneuverability. The Kawasaki Ki-100 was produced from 1945 as high altitude fighter and took on the challenge against the B29 Superfortress bombers. While it lacked a supercharger engine it was an awesome opponent. It was a single seat monoplane fighter aircraft. The Imperial Japanese Army designated it as “Type 5 fighter”, Go-shiki sentouki, or abbreviated as Goshikisen. The last surviving plane is in the RAF museum Cosford.

Kawasaki Ki-100 – photo 2017
Kawasaki Ki-100 seen over the wing – photo 2017
Kawasaki Ki-100 – Mitsubishi Ki-46 Dinah in the Back – photo 2017
Kawasaki Ki-100-1b with Mitsubishi Ki-46 Type 100 Dinah and Yokosuka MXY-7 OHKA – Photo 2017
Kawasaki Ki-100-1b – Photo 2017
Kawasaki Ki-100-1b – Photo 2017
Kawasaki Ki-100 – Photo 2017


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