Mitsubishi Ki-21
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The Mitsubishi Ki-21, formal designation "Type 97 Heavy Bomber" was a Japanese heavy bomber during World War II. It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War participating in the Nomonhan I
Mitsubishi Ki-21
Ki-21 of the Daisan Dokuritsu Hikōtai at Yontan Airfield, 25 May 1945
Mitsubishi Ki-57
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The Mitsubishi Ki-57 was a Japanese passenger transport aircraft, developed from the Ki-21 bomber, during the early 1940s.
Mitsubishi Ki-21
…primarily as cargo transports, each could also seat nine paratroopers. Aircraft built from the start as transports were given the separate designation of Mitsubishi Ki-57, with equivalent civil aircraft being designated MC-20. The Ki-21 had more than one Allied codename. Initially called "Jane", the name was quickly…
MC-20-I, with a nickname Asagumo (morning cloud), used by Asahi Shimbun
MC-20-II with the nickname Hakutsuru (white crane) during the Sino-Japanese war
A wrecked Ki-57 on Honshu in late 1945