Kawasaki Ki61-I Hei Hien (Tony)
Hasegawa

Subject:: Kawasaki Ki-61-I Hien
大日本帝國陸軍航空部隊 (Imperial Japanese Army Air Service 1912-1945)
244 Flight Reg. (Capt. Teruhiko Kobayashi)
January 1945 World War 2»Pacific Theatre - Chofu A.F.
Silver, Dark Green w, Red tail
Scale:: 1:32
Status:: Ideas

The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien "flying swallow" is a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. The Japanese Army designation was "Army Type 3 Fighter". Allied pilots initially believed Ki-61s were Messerschmitt Bf 109's and later an Italian aircraft, which led to the Allied reporting name of "Tony", assigned by the United States War Department. It was the only mass-produced Japanese fighter of the war to use a liquid-cooled in-line 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.