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1.  BILL says:
27 Mar 2009 05:59:25 PM

Nakajima Ki-27's in formation assigned to the Akeno Army Fighter Training School. Training School marking on tail. The (Nate) was also ued by Japanese Satellite Air Forces of: Manchukuo and Thailand. The Manchukuo Air Force was formed around 1938 by the Japanese.

2.  Bill says:
27 Apr 2010 02:01:05 PM

With the increased need of trained pilots, the Japanese Army setup pilot instruction
schools the army supplied the aircraft, due
to the fact that civilian schools did not
have the number of aircraft needed.
Aircraft that were used under this program, became civilian aircraft, licensed and
registered under civil aviation control.
Aircraft carried rising sun markings on the wings and fuselage, with civilian "J" codes and the red/white/red identification stripes
on the fuselage

3.  Bill says:
27 Apr 2010 02:02:04 PM

With the increased need of trained pilots, the Japanese Army setup pilot instruction
schools the army supplied the aircraft, due
to the fact that civilian schools did not
have the number of aircraft needed.
Aircraft that were used under this program, became civilian aircraft, licensed and
registered under civil aviation control.
Aircraft carried rising sun markings on the wings and fuselage, with civilian "J" codes and the red/white/red identification stripes
on the fuselage

4.  Bill says:
29 Apr 2010 09:35:06 AM

A variant of the Nakajima Ki-27 (Nate) was
redesigned as a single and two-seat trainer,
built under license by Manshu,in 1942 as the Ki-79b.
The aircraft was made of both wood and metal.
Aircraft equipped the Sendai and Tachiarai
Flying Schools,and examples were sent to the
Army Maintenance Schools to train mechanics,
and ground crews.
Both the Nakajima Ki-27 and Manshu Ki-79 were
used in "Shiubu-Tai" or Special Attack role.
During WWII captured aircraft were flown and
tested by the Russians and the Nationalist Chinese. After WWII surviving aircraft were
operated by Thailand,Indoesia,and Communist China.

*Note

During the Sino-Japaness War and the USSR/
Japanese Nomonhan Incident of 1939, the
Russians flying against the Ki-27 and other
Japanese combat aircraft,lost 1,200 aircraft.

5.  Bill says:
4 Jun 2010 06:32:59 PM

"In Enemy Hands"

During the Nomonhan Incident, July 1939
M.Sgt.Shintaro Kashima flying his Ki-27,made an emergency landing behind Russian lines.
The Ki-27 was captured,and test flown.
Kashima served the w/4th Chutai,11th Sentai
fate of the pilot is unknown.

6.  Bill says:
26 Oct 2010 09:31:34 AM

MANCHUKUO AIR FORCE:

In the late 1930s a few personnel were sent
to Japan for pilot training, for the new
Manchukuo Air Force.
However, most of the pilots and ground-crews
were Japanese. In 1940 the Japanese allowed
more native ethnic Manchus to receive pilot
training.

A flight school was established to train both
Military and Civilian pilots. In January 1941
about 100 pilot-trainees rebelled and fled
to join anti-Japanese guerillas,after killing
their instructors.
Between September and October 1942 the school
was reopened and received new instructors and
about twenty training aircraft, and new student-pilots that were loyal to both the Japanese and Manchukuo.

The training school was divided into training
Military and Civilian pilots. Pilots trained
on the Tachikawa Ki-9 'Spruce' biplane, the
Tachikawa Ki-55 'Ida' advanced trainer and
the Manshu Ki-79 Fighter-trainer.

The transport section received the Nakajima
Ki-34 'Thora' Twin-engine light transport,
Tachikawa Ki-54 'Hickory' Light twin-engine
transport, Junkers Ju 86Z Twin-engine transport and the Messerschmitt single-engine Bf 108 Taifun.

Later equipment received by the Manchukuo
Air Force were advanced single-engine fighters.
Nakajima Ki-27 'Nate', Nakajima Ki-43 'Oscar'
and the Nakajima Ki-44 'Tojo' the Japanese
also sent a small number of Kawasaki Ki-45
'Nick' Twin-engine fighters. By 1944 the
Air Force had between 100 to 200 aircraft,
under the command of the Japanese 2nd Air army.

Near the end of the war, the Manchukuo A/F
resorted to Kamikaxe attacks,it also suffered
losses against American bomber and fighter attacks.
In 1945 American attacks decreased, but new Russian attacks increased against the
Japanese. The A/F changed from intercept
missions, to ground-attack against Russian
armor.
Lack of fuel, shortage of parts, Many of its bases were captured its aircraft destroyed
or abandoned, personnel fled or surrendered.
The Russians kept some of the pilots and
ground-crew to operate what aicraft were left, under Russian supervision, later the
aircraft and its personnel were turned over
to the Communist Chinese.
Many of the aircraft were kept serviceable
others were salvaged for spare parts and
continued to be operated into the late 1940s and early 1950s.

7.  Bill says:
26 Oct 2010 10:57:23 AM

MANCHUKUO AIRCRAFT COMPANY:

This Aircraft Company built a variety of
aircraft in the 1930s. It was named Manshu
for short and its main factory was located
in Harbin.
The company built aircraft under license
agreement. From 1941 to 1945 Manshu built
2,196 airframes of which 798 were combat
aircraft, and also built 2,168 aero-engines
it provided repair service to both the
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force and the
Manchukuo Air Force.

After World War II, the factory and much of
its equipment, was sent back to the USSR, as
war reparations, what was left, was turned
over to the Communist Chinese.

The Manchukuo Air Force was disbanded in
August 1945. Many of its pilots and ground-crew continued to fly and maintain its aircraft, for the Communists.
During World War II the Manchukuo Air Force
had its own insignia.
A yellow disc tipped w/ Red, Blue, White and
Black.

8.  Bill says:
30 Oct 2010 02:52:15 PM

JAPAN'S ASIAN ALLIES:

1940 the puppet State of Nanking was formed this Government tried to recruit regional
warlords to the Japanese side.
Nanking existed from 1940 to 1945 when it
was occupied by Nationalist troops.

The armed forces, were never trusted by the
Japanese, and were hated by both the
Nationaists and Communist Chinese. They were
used for security of the puppet state and to
control the people.
Also active against Communist guerrillas, but
were poorly armed, equipped and trained.

The Air Force acquired Japanese gliders in 1938 for pilot training.
In 1940 the formation of the Government of
China Air Force was established.

Nakajima Ki-27 'Nate' fighters were to be
supplied, but the Japanese never trusted the
Chinese enough to deliver them.
The pilots trained on the Tachikawa Ki-9
coded 'Spruce' by the Allies the aircraft
were two-seat,single-engine air cooled- radial engine biplane of fabric covering.

9.  Bill says:
29 Nov 2015 05:26:44 PM

JAPANESE PUPPET- STATE OF MANCHUKUO:

The Imperial Japanese Army Air Force set up and
trained pilots for the Manchukuo Air Force, Japan
held much influence within the country and its
industry. Aircraft operated by the air force was of
Japanese design with a few foreign types operated.

EQUIPMENT:

Here's a list of equipment operated by the puppet
Air Force of Manchukuo. Nakajima built Ki-43 Oscar, Ki-27 Nate , Ki-44 Tojo, Ki-84 Frank,
Kawasaki Ki-45 Nick, Kawasaki Ki-32 Mary, Mitsubishi Ki-30 Ann, Tachikawa Ki-55 Ida and
Tachikawa Ki-9 Spruce trainer, Mansyu Ki-79 single and two-seat trainer was a re-design of the Nakajima Ki-27 Nate and the Nakajima Type 91-1 fighter-trainer operated by the Mukden Aviation School 1937-1942

TRANSPORTS: JAPANESE AND FOREIGN

Tachikawa Ki-54 Hickory, Kokusaki Ki-59 Theresa Nakajima Ki-34 Thora, Junkers Ju-86Z transport and Messerschmitt Bf 108. If I've left anything out, add to this list...
Aircraft in above file photograph are Nakajima Ki-27 Nate's assigned to the Akeno Fighter-Training School


I thank the editor/ww2db for allowing me to leave this comment and sharing my knowledge of WWII