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In the early stages of the war in the South, the Japanese military captured

several B-17 bombers.

The Army captured the C and D models, which were transported to the mainland’s flight test unit for thorough evaluation.

The Army, astonished by their high level of sophistication, began copying the parts.

The 64th Squadron used them for attack training against bombers. Even the Naval Air Service struggled to shoot them down,

and they were used for training.

@maguro0314ss via X

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Ki-43-I of the 1st Sentai, in French-Indo-China during late 1942

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Bombardiers lourds Mitsubishi Ki-21-II en formation de vol – 1940's

©United States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation - 1996.488.159.009

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Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien

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Kawasaki Ki-100 fighters rest on a Japanese airfield in 1945. (Photo)

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Imperial Japanese Ki-30 Ann (Photo)

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Imperial Japanese Ki-30 “Ann” bombers in flight over Bataan in 1942. (USAF Photo)

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Maj. Teruhiko Kobayashi started his career in the JAAF as a light bomber pilot over China. He rose to fame as a CO of the 244 Sentai defending the skies over Tokyo in 1944/45. Major Kobayashi is credited with five victories, three B-29's and two F6F Hellcats. After the war, Kobayashi joined the Self-Defense air force and was killed in June 1957 in a training accident involving a T-33, crashing on approach in bad weather.