During World War II, Imperial Japan had its fair share of success with multiengine bombers, though not to the degree that its Axis partner Nazi Germany did (see the Junkers Ju 88 and Heinkel He 111) ...
The Ki-21 “Sally” was Japan’s airborne spearhead—swift, deadly, and relentless across Asia and the Pacific. But its flight path carved a trail of destruction that history cannot ignore.
The Ki-27 was a single-seater, highly maneuverable, fixed-gear airplane, but it was no match for the Flying Tigers. When one thinks of Imperial Japan’s World War II fighter planes, the legendary ...
The inspiration for this article comes from the Rex’s Hangar channel of MSN, specifically a video posted on or about April 8, 2025, titled “Japan’s Failed Copycat Bombers | Mitsubishi Ki-1 & Ki-2.” As ...