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Ki-44 ‘Tojo’ Aces of World War 2

Nicholas Millman author Ronnie Olsthoorn illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:20th Oct '11

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The complete story of the ace pilots who flew Ki-44 'Tojos'.

"Ki-44 'Tojo' Aces of World War 2".The Ki-44 'Tojo' epitomises JAAF air power in defence of the homeland, but was also used extensively in the skies over China. The introduction of the Ki-44 was noted with concern because of its departure from the performance and tactics previously associated with the JAAF. It was a fast-climbing, heavily armed point-defence interceptor that was used successfully in slashing hit-and-run tactics that caught Allied pilots by surprise. Amongst the numerous aces that flew Ki-44's were Major Akira Watanabe of the 33rd Sentai, Captain Yukiyoshi Wakamatsu, the 'Red Nose Ace' of the 85th Sentai and Warrant Officer Rikio Shibata also of the 85th Sentai, a leading ace with claims for 27 aircraft. This book tells the complete story of all of Japan's 'Tojo' aces.

ISBN: 9781849084406

Dimensions: 248mm x 184mm x 7mm

Weight: 360g

96 pages