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| P1Y2-S Kyokko night fighter at an airfield with engines running, date unknown; note the presence of radar | Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Navy Type 11 medium bomber, date and location unknown, photo 1 of 4; note fuel pods on wings | Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Navy Type 11 medium bomber, date and location unknown, photo 2 of 4; note open bomb bay | Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Navy Type 11 medium bomber, date and location unknown, photo 3 of 4 |
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| Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Navy Type 11 medium bomber, date and location unknown, photo 4 of 4; note set of 3 pitot tubes along after fuselage | A burning Yokosuka P1Y Ginga ‘Frances’ aircraft crossing astern of escort carrier USS Ommaney Bay in the Sulu Sea, Philippines, 15 Dec 1944. Moments later, the airplane crashed into the sea. | Schematic of Yokosuka P1Y Ginga Navy Type 11 medium bomber, Allied Code Named 'Frances' | Japanese P1Y Ginga and D4Y Suisei aircraft at Atsugi Airfield, Japan, post-war; note some propellers removed to prevent unauthorized flights |
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