#ki43

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Ki-43 fighter from the 2nd sensitive 64th sentai during the battle with the Chinese P-40 from the "Flying tigers".

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A Nakajima Ki-43 in American custody.

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Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa, the world's only surviving Type I.

While the official reporting name was 'Oscar', this IJA aircraft was also referred to as the 'Army Zero'. It bared a striking, if not frustrating, resemblance to the more famous Japanese fighter. Allied pilots would happily boast that they'd shot down a Zero, only to be robbed of their bragging rights by a plane that spent the majority of the war as a stubborn underdog.

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Perfect landing

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