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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: Nico Braas on March 13, 2013, 11:41:51 AM

Title: Kawasaki KI-78 KEN: the final end
Post by: Nico Braas on March 13, 2013, 11:41:51 AM

On the Letletlet website and in the first issue of our digital magazine we have amply discussed the Kawasaki Ki-78 high speed research plane. We only mentioned the program was at some timepoint terminated without giving the final fate of the plane.
From attached photo its final end is very clear. After the capitulation of Japan it was discovered by US troops at Gifu. It was crushed to total destruction by a U.S. tank. A sad end......

Title: Re: Kawasaki KI-78 KEN: the final end
Post by: No.1 on March 13, 2013, 12:02:08 PM

Under repair...

Title: Re: Kawasaki KI-78 KEN: the final end
Post by: Nico Braas on March 13, 2013, 01:22:34 PM

Yes, with a tank as tool////

Title: Re: Kawasaki KI-78 KEN: the final end
Post by: Nico Braas on March 13, 2013, 06:28:36 PM

Maybe nice subject for diorama building with kits of M-17 Priest tank and Ki-78 both at 1/48 scale!! Thought both are availabe///

Title: Re: Kawasaki KI-78 KEN: the final end
Post by: No.1 on March 13, 2013, 06:38:54 PM

Good idea and this would be hard project as well it need to represent interior as well plate of aircraft