Camouflaged Ki-45 aircraft at rest, circa 1940sCamouflaged Ki-45 aircraft in flight, circa 1940sGround crew performing maintenance or repairs on a Ki-45 aircraft, 1940sKi-45 Kai Hei aircraft at rest, 1940s
Camouflaged Ki-45 aircraft at rest, circa 1940sCamouflaged Ki-45 aircraft in flight, circa 1940sGround crew performing maintenance or repairs on a Ki-45 aircraft, 1940sKi-45 Kai Hei aircraft at rest, 1940s
Ki-45 aircraft at rest, 1940sPilots posing before a Ki-45 aircraft, circa 1940sUS Marines on New Georgia, mid-1943; note wrecked Ki-45 aircraftReconnaissance photograph of a Japanese Ki-45 aircraft that had not yet been identified by the US Navy, 1943; seen in 1 Dec 1943 issue of US Navy publication
Ki-45 aircraft at rest, 1940sPilots posing before a Ki-45 aircraft, circa 1940sUS Marines on New Georgia, mid-1943; note wrecked Ki-45 aircraftReconnaissance photograph of a Japanese Ki-45 aircraft that had not yet been identified by the US Navy, 1943; seen in 1 Dec 1943 issue of US Navy publication 'Naval Aviation News'
A Japanese armorer servicing the Ho-103 machines guns on a Ki-45 aircraft, 1940sAn unidentified pilot, Sergeant Shigeo Iioka, Ensign Tetsuro Aoki, Sergeant Masami Sawamoto, Corporal Kenji Yamada, and Corporal Hisashi Tagami of a special attack unit of the Japanese 53rd Sentai with a Ki-45 aircraft, late 1944Ki-45 aircraft of Japanese 53rd Sentai, late 1944Captured Ki-45 aircraft with American markings in flight, 1945
A Japanese armorer servicing the Ho-103 machines guns on a Ki-45 aircraft, 1940sAn unidentified pilot, Sergeant Shigeo Iioka, Ensign Tetsuro Aoki, Sergeant Masami Sawamoto, Corporal Kenji Yamada, and Corporal Hisashi Tagami of a special attack unit of the Japanese 53rd Sentai with a Ki-45 aircraft, late 1944Ki-45 aircraft of Japanese 53rd Sentai, late 1944Captured Ki-45 aircraft with American markings in flight, 1945
Captured Ki-45 aircraft with American markings in flight; seen in US Navy publication Captured Ki-45 aircraft with American markings in flight; seen in US Navy publication Ki-45 and Ki-61 aircraft, Jeju-do, Korea, Aug 1945A British RAF officer examining a Ki-45 aircraft, Kallang Aerodrome, Singapore, Sep 1945
Captured Ki-45 aircraft with American markings in flight; seen in US Navy publication 'Know Your Enemy!' dated Jul 1945Captured Ki-45 aircraft with American markings in flight; seen in US Navy publication 'Know Your Enemy!' dated Jul 1945Ki-45 and Ki-61 aircraft, Jeju-do, Korea, Aug 1945A British RAF officer examining a Ki-45 aircraft, Kallang Aerodrome, Singapore, Sep 1945
Captured Ki-45 aircraft with American markings, Japan, late 1945Ki-45 Toryu fuselage, M6A1 Seiran, and N1K2 Shiden on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009; note wing of B-29 Enola GayM6A1 Seiran and Ki-45 Toryu fuselage on display at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009; note tail of B-29 Enola Gay in backgroundOhka 22, Ki-45 Toryu (fuselage only), M6A1 Seiran, N1K2 Shiden, P-47D Thunderbolt on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009
Captured Ki-45 aircraft with American markings, Japan, late 1945Ki-45 Toryu fuselage, M6A1 Seiran, and N1K2 Shiden on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009; note wing of B-29 Enola GayM6A1 Seiran and Ki-45 Toryu fuselage on display at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009; note tail of B-29 Enola Gay in backgroundOhka 22, Ki-45 Toryu (fuselage only), M6A1 Seiran, N1K2 Shiden, P-47D Thunderbolt on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 26 Apr 2009
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