Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Puns

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force pilot in flight suit, date unknown.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu heavy bombers. Intended to fix the persistent Japanese types issues of light defensive armament and lack of armor it was designed with armor, heavy defensive armament or self sealing tanks to operate without fighter cover in daylight.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-61-I Hei “Hien” fighter (red 88) flown by Capt Fumisuke Shono of 244th Sentai over Japan, February 1945.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-100 Type 5 Army Fighter having it’s Mitsubishi Ha-112-II/Ha-33 14-cylinder two row air-cooled radial engine 1,500 hp engine run at the RAF museum in the United Kingdom

Imperial Japanese army air force fighters attacking allied air field 1944 reddit.com/gallery/m90te0

The 12.7mm Ho-103 machine guns of a captured Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-61-I Ko or Otsu “Hien” fighter

Hamamatsu Mikatahara Airfield at the end of 1944 or the beginning of January 1945. Ground crew are performing regular engine tests on Kawasaki Ki-61 “Hien” fighters of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force’s 244th Sentai

Hamamatsu Mikatahara Airfield at the end of 1944 or the beginning of January 1945. Ground crew are performing regular engine tests on Kawasaki Ki-61 “Hien” fighters of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force’s 244th Sentai

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-61-I Hei “Hien” fighter (red 88) flown by Capt Fumisuke Shono of 244th Sentai over Japan, February 1945.

An assembly plant for Kawasaki Ki-61 “Tony” or “Hien” fighters for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force near Nagoya, Japan.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 fighter at Fusa Airfield in early October of 1943. In 1943 the IJAAF imported one FW-190 from Germany in a submarine and conducted tests between this plane and the Ki-84 and other single seat fighters reddit.com/gallery/k63x0o

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-32 light bombers of the 45th Attack Sentai, 1st Chutai bombing the British colony of Hong Kong. December 16th, 1941 [WW2] v.redd.it/bilvkprum9z51

General Raheel Shareef as a baby with Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (Nishaan-e-Haidar). Gen. Raheel is related to him from his mother's side. Major Bhatti served in Imperial Japanese Navy, Royal Air Force, Pakistan Air Force and finally Pakistan Army.

A young Chinese woman from one of the Imperial Japanese Army's "comfort battalions" is interviewed by a British Royal Air Force officer in Rangoon after being liberated in August 1945 [757x800]

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Captain Teruhiko Kobayashi of the 244th Sentai along with ground crew and other pilots stand in front of his Kawasaki Ki-61-I Tei “Hien” Chofu Airbase, February 1945.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF) fighter pilots of the 244th Sentai pose for a photo at their base at Chōfu Airfield south of Tokyo. This fighter unit was assigned to the aerial defense of Tokyo and was under the command of ace pilot Major Kobayashi (first row first on the left)

An Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-43 “Hayabusa” fighter taxiing before take off

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force ground crew refueling a Kawasaki Ki-61-I Tei “Hien” fighter of the 244th Sentai, Chofu Airbase, Japan

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Mitsubishi Ki-67 “Hiryu” (Allied Codename: “Peggy”) twin-engine medium bomber.

Brand new Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-43-IIs ‘Hayabusa’ fighters issued to the 64th Sentai’s 2nd Chutai during the unit’s seasonal break in Palembang, East Indies, August 1943.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-44 Model 2 “Shoki” fighters of the 70th Sentai based in Shenyang, China. (September 1944)

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-44 Model 2 “Shoki” fighters of the 70th Sentai based in Shenyang, China. (September 1944)

TDIH: December 7, 1941. Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. reddit.com/gallery/k8js4w

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-32 light bombers of the 45th Attack Sentai, 1st Chutai bombing the British colony of Hong Kong (December 16th, 1941) v.redd.it/tj9zwgu1k9z51

The crew of an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Mitsubishi Ki-67 “Peggy” twin-engine medium bomber, their bomber is carrying Type 91 Model 3 aerial torpedo, circa 1944 or 1945

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-84-I fighters of the 57th Shinbu Squadron at Shimodate Air Field, May 17, 1945.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Itakura and ground crew personnel pose next to the Ki-61-I-Tei ‘Hien’ fighter of Captain Teruhiko Kobayashi, 224th Sentai (Group) Commander, at Chofu airbase, Japan, March 19, 1945.

An Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū (飛龍, "Flying Dragon"; Allied reporting name "Peggy") medium bomber armed with a Type 91 torpedo, 67 was perhaps one of the most sturdy and damage-resistant Japanese aircraft of WW2 and had excellent defensive armament

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-84-I fighters of the 57th Shinbu Squadron at Shimodate Air Field, May 17, 1945.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Itakura and ground crew personnel pose next to the Ki-61-I-Tei ‘Hien’ fighter of Captain Teruhiko Kobayashi, 224th Sentai (Group) Commander, at Chofu airbase, Japan, March 19, 1945.

A pair of Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-100 army type 5 fighters of the 244th Sentai over their airfield in Chofu, Japan 1945.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-44 “Shoki” fighter-interceptor of the army’s Akeno flying school

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-61 “Hien” fighters of the 244th Sentai being prepared for a mission, 1944.

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Pilots next to a captured USAAF P-51C that was hit by gunfire on 16 January 1945 and belly-landed on IJAAF Airfield in China. The Japanese repaired the aircraft, roughly applied Hinomaru roundels and flew the aircraft to the Fussa evaluation center in Japan. reddit.com/gallery/ilbxlg

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Pilots with a Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Allied codename: Frank) behind them, Japan (1945)

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-61 “Tony” fighters flying above a Japanese airfield

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Mitsubishi Ki-30 light bombers supporting the Japanese offensive in Bataan, Philippines 1942.

The crew of an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Mitsubishi Ki-21 (or "Type 97 Heavy Bomber") (九七式重爆撃機 Kyūnana-shiki jūbakugekiki)

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-45 twin-engine fighters of the 53rd Hiko Sentai

A Japanese Assembly line for Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-61 “Hien” fighters

WW2 Japanese Newsreel from 1944 circa December showing Imperial Japanese Army Air force Kawasaki Ki-45 twin-engine fighters along with Nakajima Ki-84 fighters taking off from a base in the Philippines v.redd.it/9qeyrglafpj51

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Mitsubishi Ki-30 light bombers supporting the Japanese offensive in Bataan, Philippines 1942.

Nakajima Ki-44 “Tojos” of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force

WW2 Japanese Newsreel from 1944 circa December showing Imperial Japanese Army Air force Kawasaki Ki-45 twin-engine fighters along with Nakajima Ki-84 fighters taking off from a base in the Philippines v.redd.it/9qeyrglafpj51

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-44-II Shoki and a w/TX40 Type Fuel Truck at the Akeno Army Flying School in Japan, December 1943

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-43 “Hayabusa” fighters probably in the CBI theatre

Ki-61s of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force’s 244th Sentai the most elite fighter wing for Home Defence (1944)

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Kawasaki Ki-61 Hiens at a base in Japan