Nakajima Ki-49 Donryū
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The Nakajima Ki-49 Donryū was a twin-engine heavy bomber designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company. Operated by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service as th
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A formation of Ki-49s
Ki-49 in flight over Japan, 1945
British troops inspect captured Ki-49s at Kalidjati airfield, Java c. 1945
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
Nakajima Ki-49 Donryū
…was known to the Allied by the reporting name "Helen". The design of the Ki-49 was greatly shaped by a forerunning bomber operated by the IJAAS, the Mitsubishi Ki-21. Specifically, officials came to recognise that, not matter how advanced the Ki-21 may have been at the time of its introduction, it would not be long…
Mitsubishi Ki-21
Ki-21 of the Daisan Dokuritsu Hikōtai at Yontan Airfield, 25 May 1945