5th Sentai

Art Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1st Chutai White 92 Nagoya Japan 1945 0A

Art Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1C White 39 Yosido Baba Komaki Gifu Japan 1945 0A

Ki-100-I-Otsu Unit: 5th sentai Serial: 39 Pilot - 5th sentai commander Capt. Yosido Baba, June 1945.

In August 1945, the depicted fighter Kawasaki Ki-100-Ib went with 5th Sentai order, which was incorporated into aerial defence of Japanese islands, and used to fly from Gifu base. This machine of sentai commander was still on 17th August 1945 - even two days after the emperor Hirohito capitulation conditions acceptance - being prepared together with other machines to suicidal mission destined against US Naval Task Force.

Artist: © Richard Ward Source: "Kawasaki Ki.61/Ki.100 Hien in Japanese Army Air Force Service" Compiled and written by Richard M.Bueschel, Aircam Aviation Series No.21, Osprey Publishing Limited, England, 1971. SBN 85045-026-8. Editional Office: P.O.Box 5, Canterbury, Kent, England Artist: © Rick Kent
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Art Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1C White 39 Yosido Baba Komaki Gifu Japan 1945 0B

Art Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1C White 39 Yosido Baba Komaki Gifu Japan 1945 0C

Art Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5thth Sentai 1st Chutai White 92 Nagoya Japan 1945 0A

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Kawasaki Ki-100 5th Sentai 1st Chutai White 47 Japan 1945 01

Kawasaki Ki-100 5th Sentai 1st Chutai White 48 Japan 1945 05

Kawasaki Ki-100 5th Sentai 1st Chutai White 48 Japan 1945 06

Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1C White 39 Yosido Baba Komaki Gifu Japan 1945 01

Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1C White 39 Yosido Baba Komaki Gifu Japan 1945 02

Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1C White 39 Yosido Baba Komaki Gifu Japan 1945 03

Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1C White 39 Yosido Baba Komaki Gifu Japan 1945 04

Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1C White 39 Yosido Baba Komaki Gifu Japan 1945 05

Kawasaki Ki-100 I Kou 5th Sentai 1C White 39 Yosido Baba Komaki Gifu Japan 1945 06

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  Date: 2005-09-03 17:29:35 JH JadeHawk Link: http://downloads.flightsimfiles.com/package/1547

    Notes:

  1. This was a mission flown against night-flying Superfortresses flown by a single Ki-100 piloted by Capt Masashi Sumita of the 18th Sentai.

    Citations:

  1. Francillon, 1979, p. 134
  2. Ethell 1995, p. 83.
  3. Picarella 2005, p. 74.
  4. Picarella 2005, pp. 76–77.
  5. Air International October 1976, pp. 186—187.
  6. Picarella 2005, pp. 64–68.
  7. Picarella 2005, p. 69.
  8. Picarello 2005, pp. 76–77.
  9. Picarella 2005, p. 67.
  10. Picarella 2005, pp. 74–75.
  11. Picarella 2005, p. 73.
  12. Francillon 1979, p. 130.
  13. Francillon 1979, p. 395.
  14. Sakaida 1997, p. 73.
  15. Sgarlato 1996
  16. USSBS, Appendix E., p. 16
  17. Craven and Cate (1953), pp. 565–568
  18. Francillon 1970, pp. 133–134.

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    Web References: +

  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air_groups_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy
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