Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. These are the photos that my grandfather owned when he was alive. Il fut cree en reponse a une demande par larmee imperiale japonaise dun nouvel appareil dattaque au sol. Home book shop wars battles biographies timeline weapons blog full index subjects concepts country. The mitsubishi ki51 type 99 assault plane allied codename.
Oct 03, 2006 the conversion of a fairchild funk f23b ag aircraft to serve as a mitsubishi ki 51 allied code name sonia world war ii imperial japanese army light bomber ground attack replica was first suggested by malcom laing, museum director of the texas air museum in slaton, texas. Recently completed nichimo 148 ki51 sonia aircraft. The mitsubishi ki51 soniapage contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling. This mitsubishi ki51 sonia was surrendered at labuan in borneo in 1945 to no. The aircraft was assigned to kamikaze missions in the final months of the war, and a few relic aircraft were used by the indonesian air force against dutch forces postwar. I just finished my mitsubishi ki51 sonia from the 10th dokuritsu hikodan shireibu, borneo, greater sunda islands, march 1945. These books are the cheaper and smaller version of maru mechanics.
They also linked to a gif that purports to illustrate how the plane hit. It was known as a hucks starter and was used as a method of starting engines on many aircraft during the 1930s and early 1940s. Is this a photo of the result of a kamikaze attack on a. Allied nickname sonia was a light bomberdive bomber in service with the imperial japanese army during world war ii. I imagine the blue is a bit too dark, but the idea of a blue japanese airplane seems to be confirmed by a thread a. One of just a few japanese aircraft to see service throughout world war ii, mitsubishi s ki51 looks vaguely like a frail, skinnier val dive bomber. Wingsy kits 148 mitsubishi ki51 sonia hyperscale forums. Two prototypes were built, both powered by the same 940horsepower mitsubishi ha26ii radial engine, and. Dont let appearances fool you, the sonia as it was known to the allies, wa read more.
I received my copy of the new wingsy 148 ki51 this week, bought directly from the ukraine. Built their kate many years ago and surprised at how nice it was, although havent looked too close at this one. The mitsubishi ki51 allied reporting name sonia was a further development of mitsubishi s ki30 attack aircraft for the imperial japanese army air force. There are also more weapons options included with this version of the type. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia among the flying aircraft at the texas air museum are several replicas of the mitsubishi ki51. The mitsubishi ki 51 was an earlywar lowwing monoplane intended for the light bomberdive bomber role and was deployed by the imperial japanese army ija for a time in the conflict particularly during actions over china and burma.
A brilliant mitsubishi ki51 sonia belonging to the 10th sentai, 1st chutai, new guinea 1944 by alexandros angelopoulos from greece. It is a nice kit, which belies its age with decent detail for. This mitsubishi ki 51 sonia was surrendered at labuan in borneo in 1945 to no. Home intro people events equipment places maps books photos. It is a nice kit, which belies its age with decent detail for a 70s kit and nicely recessed panel lines. Though somewhat slow, it was unusually well protected for a japanese design, was easily maintained, and was wellliked by its crews.
This kit was soon reboxed by hasegawa and has been available on and off over the years up to the present. There is also photoetched metal pe details for the cockpit and weapons as well as precut vinyl masks for. Nokia cancels participation at mwc 2020 in barcelona press release nokia has taken the decision to withdraw from mwc 2020 after a full assessment of the risks related to a fastmoving situation. It was developed from the mitsubishi ki30, a light bomber that made its maiden flight in february 1937 and entered service in 1938. Though it was never a genuinely outstanding aircraft, the mitsubishi ki51 served the imperial japanese army air force from the china campaign to the end of the pacific war, on all fronts and in all theaters. To be truthful, it provides a little more coverage of the ki51 or sonia as it was dubbed by the allied air forces than the ki36 dubbed ida under the same system. This site deals with various technical aspects of imperial japanese aviation, primarily the aircraft. The ki51 was designed to be a smaller version of the ki30, with a shorter fuselage and wingspan and an associated lighter weight for improved performance. Well if that is indeed the case it most certainly doesnt show. This page was last edited on 9 january 2019, at 23. The mitsubishi ki51, army designation type 99 assault plane. N11z is the second replica converted, and is actually a conversion. The mitsubishi ki 51 army designation type 99 assault plane.
Army message board threads areas that are new or have been updated are identified by the red date to the right. Mitsubishi lent its considerable development and production talents to more than just zeroes during world war 2. Allied nickname sonia was a light bomberdive bomber in service with the imperial japanese. Sonia, sterling overnight index average, a financial market rate. Sonia was a more successful design than helen, serving throughout the pacific. Ija type 99 army assault plane ki51 sonia 27th hikosentai, burma 1942. Sonia was a military attack aircraft used during world war ii by the imperial japanese army air force. To meet an imperial japanese army specification of december 1937 for a groundattack aircraft, which it was suggested could be a development of the ki 30 light bomber, mitsubishi produced two prototypes under the designation mitsubishi ki 51. Nichimo 148 scale mitsubishi ki 51 sonia wwii japanese. For details i used several resin parts from kora models and rising decals.
This is the second release of their sonia, main difference being that you can model the landing gear with either the full spats, or with the spats removed. Its pretty much built strait from the box except for some steel tube for the guns and some cockpit bits and piences. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia ground attack reconnaissance aircraft. Plane, although the allies would allocate the codename sonia to the type. Two thousand three hundred eightyfive of these army dive bombers were built. The first production model of the ki51 series was the ki51i model which had a single mitsubishi ha26 engine which was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 423 kilometers per hour. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia and tachikawa ki36 ida arawasi. One might think of it as an updated version of the wwi style engine starting method of swinging the propeller by hand, only updated with mechanical assist provided by powertakeoff mounted on a speciallyequipped motor vehicle. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia attacker, reconnaissance plane. The first sonia to appear in injection modeled plastic was issued in 1975 by mania of japan. S4818 by ray mehlberger my kit is out of production. Although easy pray for modern american fighters, it had very important role in secondary war theaters. On 26 july 1945 her task force was attacked by two attack bombers acting as kamikaze suicide weapons.
Sonia ben ammar, french fashion model, actress and singer known mononymously as sonia. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia, nichimo s4818 1975 scalemates. A nicely detailed painting showing clearly the portside island, the massive starboard side funnel and the humped flight deck. Hello friends, today wer sharing the most sought after book i.
The mitsubishi ki51 sonia page contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated this aircraft. Primary focus has been to safeguard the health and well see more press releases. This product was added to our catalog on friday 06 december, 20. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. N11z, fairchild funk m62c f23b, mitsubishi ki51 allied. Wingsys sonia features exquisite surface detail along with numerous optional parts to recreate one of four included schemes. I have read the kit itself was a bit of a disappointment because of fit issues. Here are three photos of my recent 148 ki51 sonia from nichimo. The mitsubishi ki51 sonia was a very successful japanese ground attack aircraft that remained in service throughout the second world war.
The mitsubishi ki51 was an earlywar lowwing monoplane intended for the light bomberdive bomber role and was deployed by the imperial. The mitsubishi ki51 army designation type 99 assault plane. The mitsubishi ki51 sonia was a light bomberdive bomber aircraft in service with the japanese army during wwii. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. Hari mohan prasad is the author of objective english for competitive examinations 3. A cross between a book and a magazine, it is staple bound, a4 in size and consists of 64 pages of good quality paper that hold. Sonia, the allied code name for the mitsubishi ki51, japanese ww2 era bomber. Mitsubishi ki51 type 99 sonia november 5, 2015 pe matt aircraft, axis aircraft, ijaaf 0 in december 1937 the japanese army requested that mitsubishi work on a development of their ki30 light bomber, with an emphasis on creating a new light bomber that could operate from advanced airfields very close to the fighting front. The interior looks alright, with the exception of the pilots seat. Flown by the japanese army air force in wwii, the type 99 assault plane was codenamed sonia by the allies. Can anyone confirm or deny the accuracy of the seat. There is also photoetched metal pe details for the cockpit and weapons as well as precut vinyl masks for the.
Mitsubishi ki51 sonia ground attack reconnaissance. The design originated in december 1937 with a specification issued to mitsubishi for a ground attack aircraft based on the ki30 ann. I choose to present a version in controversial dark blue camouflage, which operated in taiwan. My grandfather kingo inoue2nd from the right on the photo was a test pilot of mitsubishi heavy industries, and was the test pilot for the first flight of ija ki51 sonia. Reconnaissance plane mitsubishi ki51 sonia indyamps. The mitsubishi ki51 was an earlywar lowwing monoplane intended for the light bomberdive bomber role and was deployed by the imperial japanese army ija for a time in the conflict particularly during actions over china and burma. Among the flying aircraft at the texas air museum are several replicas of the mitsubishi ki51.
The decals provide instruments for the cockpit as well as simple exterior markings. Initially deployed against chinese forces, it proved to be too slow to hold up against the fighter aircraft of the other allied powers. Also, if the seat is inaccurate, what did the actual seat look like. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. It performed a useful ground attack role in the chinaburmaindia theatre, notably from airfields too rough for many other aircraft. Between 1940 and july 1945, a total of 2,385 mitsubishi ki51s came off of the production line. Mitsubishi ki 51 sonia among the flying aircraft at the texas air museum are several replicas of the mitsubishi ki 51.
As the war drew to a close, they began to be used in kamikaze attacks. Nevertheless its toughness, reliability, and maneuverability made it a fine ground attack and support plane. One made an imprint on the side of the hms sussex, from which it could be identified as a mitsubishi ki51 sonia. Ki51 sonia the actual ki51 sonia was an imperial japanese army light attackdive bomber developed in 1938, with less than 2,500 total in production at its time. Wingsys sonia features exquisite surface detail along with numerous. Sonia people, an ethnic group on the great papuan plateau of papua new guinea. Sonia was so well liked by its crews that a new production line was set up as late as 1944 at tachikawa first air arsenal tachikawa daiichi rikugun kokusho. But the sonia, as it was called by the allies, was never a genuinely outstanding aircraft. It looks more like one of the seats in my moms minivan than that of a combat aircraft.
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