Ki-21 Color and Camo Dec 1941 Rangoon

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Ki-21 Color and Camo Dec 1941 Rangoon

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Post by ace1rush » 09 Dec 2019, 02:14

Greetings,

Looking for information on the markings of the Ki-21 Sally's of the 12th Sentai, 60th Sentai, 62nd Sentai and 98th Sentai in late 1941 in the CBI area fighting against the AVG and RAF. Particularity Rangoon during the Christmas fighting.

There is a painting showing a camo pattern of Japanese green with brown/tan similar to the AVG/RAF pattern on the P-40. Looking for information on each Sentai and what patterns were used.

Thanks,

Todd

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Post by TISO » 10 Dec 2019, 01:26

generally they were painted light gray overall mostly with green mottle on top.
Some camo schemes for period and place in question are here:
https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Ki-21-Sally ... Sally.html

and here:
http://wp.scn.ru/en/ww15/b/1015/65/0


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Post by ace1rush » 11 Dec 2019, 14:51

Thanks, I've seen both of those links. Neither clearly identifies the December time frame. Still curious about the green/tan-brown combo.

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Post by TISO » 13 Dec 2019, 19:24

BTW might come in handy. Original Japanese manual of 290 pages. Text in japanese but drawings are priceless (from page 99 on).
Manual for operating Type 97 (Model No. 2), heavy bomber with drawings prepared by Army Air headquarters, October 1941. Report No. 15n(11), USSBS Index Section 2:
http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/8815 ... &__lang=en

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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 14 Dec 2019, 05:34

https://japaneseaircraftofwwii.blogspot ... kings.html try here, then start the web search .I use BING, start typing in exact search needs, then do variant titles, requests,

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Post by Mark in Cleveland, Tn. » 14 Dec 2019, 05:41

http://daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/Japanese.htm a massive amount of material in this site

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Post by ace1rush » 15 Dec 2019, 21:15

Thanks for the help and info guys! Still nothing concrete for December 1941 over Rangoon. Keep the ideas coming!


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