55th Sentai 1st Chutai

1 Ki-61-I Kai 55th Sentai white 263 Ashiya Airfield Kyushu Japan 1945 01

1 Ki-61-I Kai 55th Sentai white 263 Ashiya Airfield Kyushu Japan 1945 02

Artwork Tony Ki-61 55th Sentai 1st Chutai Capt Takefumi Jano Philippines 1944 0A

Kawasaki Ki-61 55 Sentai 1 Chutai Capt Takefumi Jano Philippines 1944

Artwork Tony Ki-61-I Kai 55th Sentai white 263 Ashiya Airfield Kyushu Japan 1945 0A

Artwork Tony Ki-61 Tai 55th Sentai Japan 1945 0A

Artwork Tony Ki-61 Tai 55th Sentai white 70 Taito Formosa Aug 1945 0A

Artwork Tony Ki-61 Tai 55th Sentai white 70 Taito Formosa Aug 1945 0B

Artwork Tony Ki-61 Tai 55th Sentai white 70 Taito Formosa Aug 1945 0C

Artwork Tony Ki-61 Tai 55th Sentai white 73 Taito Formosa Aug 1945 0A

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover - COD/CLOD skins - No 3d model at this stage
 
IL2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles (FB), Ace Expansion Pack (AEP), Pacific Fighters (PF), 1946 skins
IL2 game skin by BL Ki-61 55th Sentai 1st Chutai Capt Takefumi Jano Philippines 1944
IL2 game skin by BL Ki-61 55th Sentai 1st Chutai Capt Takefumi Jano Philippines 1944 V0A

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IL2 game skin by GB Ki-61 55th Sentai 1st Chutai Capt Takefumi Jano Philippines 1944
IL2 game skin by GB Ki-61 55th Sentai 1st Chutai Capt Takefumi Jano Philippines 1944 V0A

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    Magazine References: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
  • Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air_groups_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Air_Service
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero_operators
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze

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