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Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien 飛燕 - 'Flying Swallow'

National origin:- Japan

Role:- Fighter

Manufacturer:- Kawasaki Kōkūki Kōgyō K.K.

First flight:- December 1941

Introduction:- 1942

Retired:- 1945 (Japan)

Primary users:- Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, Chinese Nationalist Air Force, People's Liberation Army Air Force

Produced between 1940–1945:- 3,078 ^[1]

Variants:- Kawasaki Ki-100

The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (飛燕, 'flying swallow') is a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service. The Japanese Army designation was 'Army Type 3 Fighter' (三式戦闘機).^[2] Allied pilots initially believed Ki-61s were Messerschmitt Bf 109s and later an Italian aircraft, which led to the Allied reporting name of 'Tony', assigned by the United States War Department.^[3] It was the only mass-produced Japanese fighter of the war to use a liquid-cooled inline V engine. Over 3,000 Ki-61s were produced. Initial prototypes saw action over Yokohama during the Doolittle Raid on 18 April 1942, and continued to fly combat missions throughout the war.^[4]^[5]

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 2S Ki-61-I Hei narural metal finish; IL2 game skin by 2S Ki-61-I Hei narural metal finish V0A; IL2 game skin by GB Ki-61-I Ko Prototype Japan; IL2 game skin by GB Ki-61-I Ko Prototype Japan V0A; IL2 game skin by HY Ki-61 IJAAF Green Dragon white 65 Japan 1945; IL2 game skin by HY Ki-61 IJAAF Green Dragon white 65 Japan 1945 NM; IL2 game skin by HY Ki-61 IJAAF Green Dragon white 65 Japan 1945 V0A; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony 244th Sentai generic bare metal; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony 244th Sentai generic green; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony 244th Sentai generic mottled 01; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony 244th Sentai generic mottled 02; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony 244th Sentai generic V0A; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony bare metal; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony dark green medium weathering; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic dark green heavy weathering; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 01; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 02; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 02 V0A; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 03; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 03 V0A; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 04; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 05; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 05 V0A; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 06; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version 06 V0A; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony generic version V0A; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony no weathering; IL2 game skin by JP Ki-61 Tony V0A; IL2 game skin by TT Ki-61 Tony 244th Sentai generic Japan 02; IL2 game skin by TT Ki-61 Tony generic Japan 01; IL2 game skin by TT Ki-61 Tony generic Japan 02; IL2 game skin by TT Ki-61 Tony generic Japan 03; IL2 game skin by TT Ki-61 Tony generic Japan 04; IL2 game skin by TT Ki-61 Tony generic Japan 05

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    Magazine References: +

Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/

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    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

USAAF Military History Section

USAAF Chronology and War Diaries 1941-1942 1943 1944 1945

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The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II

Chronology of the USN in WWII

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