Ki-44 fighter in flight, date and location unknown

Caption     Ki-44 fighter in flight, date and location unknown ww2dbase
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Licensing  This anonymous work originating in Japan is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 70 years after the work was made available to the public.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
30 Jul 2011 09:14:50 AM

Nice inflight photograph of an early Ki-44 Tojo. Aircraft has early telescopic gun site
later aircraft had reflector type gun sites.
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
30 Jul 2011 11:17:51 AM

Ki-44s were deployed to protect the home islands. Units were stationed in China and Burma.
In November 1944 a special unit was formed made up from volunteers who would crash their aircraft into B-29s.
Some units were located in Sumatra and were protecting the oil fields at Palembang.
3. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
14 Dec 2011 04:52:02 PM

Ki-44-II assigned to the Akeno Army flying school. School marking on tail isn't complete
Japanese characters in the center need to be applyed. The school also flew Home Defence Missions, the Ki-44 also flew night missions against the B-29s.

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