ki-61 Shamrock meatball

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File Name: ki-61 Shamrock meatball

File Submitter: IFE

File Submitted: 23 Mar 2006

File Category: KI43 / KI61 Skins

 

ki-61-I-OTSU. The real aircraft was PROPABLY flown by Major Kobayashi of the 244th Sentai defending the Chofu area against the USAAF

Superfortress bombers during 1945. His aircraft is instantly recognizable by the unique "shamrock meatball" insignia painted on the fuselage. In addition there are 12 Superfortress kill or damage nose art markings on the port side.

NOTE ALSO :The plane with clover leaf may have been someone else! Possibly Tadakazu Ichikawa.

 

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