N11z, fairchild funk m62c f23b, mitsubishi ki51 allied. Allied nickname sonia was a light bomberdive bomber in service with the imperial japanese army during world war ii. These photos above show the flying ki51 prototype and the smiling pilots with mr. The ki 51 was classed as an assault aircraft and as such, could be used and was used as a divebomber or level bomber. Len, theres not a lot of color information available on the ki51. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia among the flying aircraft at the texas air museum are several replicas of the mitsubishi ki51. The mitsubishi ki21 codenamed sally by the allies was a successful medium bomber in service with the japanese air force since 1939, seeing combat action up until 1945 despite the fact that the aircraft was already outclassed by the crop of american and english airplanes in the theater. Allied nickname sonia was a light bomberdive bomber in service with the. Impression of a ki51 sonia kamikaze on the hull of countyclass heavy cruiser hms sussex. Wingsy mitsubishi ki51 sonia one of just a few japanese aircraft to see service throughout world war ii, mitsubishis ki51 looks vaguely like a frail, skinnier val dive bomber. This decal sheet by arawasi decals is a fine quality decal sheet depicting three ki 51 sonia aircraft of the imperial japanese air force. How to draw aircraft like a pro fills a huge gap in the literature of art instruction by comprehensively addressing aviation fine art. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia wears green surrender crosses labuan, borneo photo eddie geary collection via geoff ford this aircraft now on display at awm. Air classics brings you the drama and adventure of aviation like no other magazine around.
Wingsy kits 148 mitsubishi ki51 sonia ija type 99 assault. One of just a few japanese aircraft to see service throughout world war ii, mitsubishis ki51 looks vaguely like a frail, skinnier val dive bomber. In this case, the subjects largely decided themselves, having been briefly covered in on closer inspection articles in issues of arawasi international that are now out of print. This site and files are only to help people who lost instructions. The sonia reported as a val, as often happened, is said to have hit the water before hitting the hull, probably losing its bomb in the process. Mitsubishi ki51 type 99 sonia november 5, 2015 pe matt aircraft, axis aircraft, ijaaf 0 in december 1937 the japanese army requested that mitsubishi work on a development of their ki30 light bomber, with an emphasis on creating a new light bomber that could operate from advanced airfields very close to the fighting front. The type was responsible for sinking the submarine bullhead very late in the war. Full technical details are provided for a wide selection of historic aircraft and their fascinating colour schemes are illustrated in specially commissioned profiles.
Mitsubishi ki51 sonia type 99 hasegawa kit instruction. Nevertheless its toughness, reliability, and maneuverability made it a fine ground attack and support plane. First edition book a thirst for justice jasnowski world war ii. Ki84 hayate wallpaper by thierry dekker artwork, no scale ww2 aircraft fighter aircraft military aircraft fighter jets aviation art luftwaffe airplane design aircraft painting ww2 planes.
Instruction, box cover, logos and brandmarks are proprety of hasegawa. Like the other exmania kits in the hasegawa catalog, it features fine recessed panel detail, optional parts and good overall fit. The decals are designed for the 148 scale nichimo kit. This site deals with various technical aspects of imperial japanese aviation, primarily the aircraft. Mitsubishi ki 51 sonia at warbirds resource group mitsubishi ki 51 sonia at pilotfriend. This decal sheet by arawasi decals is a fine quality decal sheet depicting three ki51 sonia aircraft of the imperial japanese air force. Media in category mitsubishi ki51 the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. I received my copy of the new wingsy 148 ki51 this week, bought directly from the ukraine. Aug 25, 2014 the mitsubishi ki 51 army designation type 99 assault plane. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia, hasegawa b5 198x scalemates. Search for mitsubishi ki51 sonia and quickly find all products, articles, walkarounds and books related to this topic.
She was used as a reconnaissance aircraft and also antishipping. N11z is the second replica converted, and is actually a conversion. The kit includes instructions, parts, and sticker decals. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia aircraft, imperial japanese navy. There are also more weapons options included with this version of the type. The mitsubishi ki 51 was an earlywar lowwing monoplane intended for the light bomberdive bomber role and was deployed by the imperial japanese army ija for a time in the conflict particularly during actions over china and burma. It is a nice kit, which belies its age with decent detail for a 70s kit and nicely recessed panel lines. The conversion of a fairchild funk f23b ag aircraft to serve as a mitsubishi ki51 allied code name sonia world war ii imperial japanese army light bomber ground attack replica was first suggested by malcom laing, museum director of the texas air museum in slaton, texas. To meet an imperial japanese army specification of december 1937 for a groundattack aircraft, which it was suggested could be a development of the ki 30 light bomber, mitsubishi produced two prototypes under the designation mitsubishi ki51. Read first hand historical accounts by the men who lived them in the belly of a b17 bomber, in the cockpit of a p51 mustang and more. It began operations during the second sinojapanese war participating in the nomonhan incident, and in the first stages of the pacific war, including the malayan, burmese, dutch east indies and new guinea. Mitsubishi ki21 sally twinengine medium bomber aircraft.
The ki 51 was vulnerable however to allied aircraft. Mitsubishi was pretty consistent in painting the crew areas of their aircraft in a deadmat greencolor over the top of the standard japanese aircraft industry glossy translucent bluegreen anticorrosion finish. To meet an imperial japanese army specification of december 1937 for a groundattack aircraft, which it was suggested could be a development of the ki 30 light bomber, mitsubishi produced two prototypes under the designation mitsubishi ki 51. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia by miro herold i just finished my mitsubishi ki51 sonia from the 10th dokuritsu hikodan shireibu, borneo, greater sunda islands, march 1945. On 26 july 1945, her task force was attacked by two bombers acting as kamikaze suicide weapons. Japanese antisubmarine aircraft in the pacific war. The mitsubishi ki51 was a light bomberdive bomber in service with the imperial japanese.
The mitsubishi ki51 soniapage contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling. Oct 03, 2006 the conversion of a fairchild funk f23b ag aircraft to serve as a mitsubishi ki 51 allied code name sonia world war ii imperial japanese army light bomber ground attack replica was first suggested by malcom laing, museum director of the texas air museum in slaton, texas. Mitsubishi lent its considerable development and production talents to more than just zeroes during world war 2. Flown by the japanese army air force in wwii, the type 99 assault plane was codenamed sonia by the allies. Mitsubishi ki 51 sonia among the flying aircraft at the texas air museum are several replicas of the mitsubishi ki 51. The mitsubishi ki51 was an earlywar lowwing monoplane intended for the light bomberdive bomber role and was deployed by the imperial. It was developed from the mitsubishi ki 30, a light bomber that made its maiden flight in february 1937 and entered service in 1938.
Mitsubishi ki51 sonia attacker, reconnaissance plane. Ki84 hayate wallpaper by thierry dekker artwork, no scale ww2 aircraft fighter aircraft military aircraft fighter jets aviation art luftwaffe airplane design aircraft painting ww2 planes krzysztof wagner krzychu74 plany samolotow. The design originated in december 1937 with a specification issued to mitsubishi for a ground attack aircraft based on the ki30 ann. Between 1940 and july 1945, a total of 2,385 mitsubishi ki 51s came off of the production line. Sally gwen was a japanese heavy bomber during world war ii. Hasegawas ki 51 was originally produced by the nowdefunct mania brand. The mitsubishi ki71 edna was an armed reconnaissance aircraft developed from the successful ki51 sonia ground attack aircraft that reached no further than the prototype stage the ki71 was developed in 1941 by engineers from the manchurian aeroplane manufacturing company working at tachikawa. The sheet has been released to coincide with the janmar 2008 issue of the arawasi magazine which contains an excellent article on the sonia. Wingsy mitsubishi ki51 sonia one of just a few japanese aircraft to see service throughout world war ii, mitsubishi s ki51 looks vaguely like a frail, skinnier val dive bomber. The mitsubishi ki51 soniapage contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated this aircraft. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia ground attack reconnaissance. Jan 21, 2020 one of just a few japanese aircraft to see service throughout world war ii, mitsubishis ki51 looks vaguely like a frail, skinnier val dive bomber. To meet an imperial japanese army specification of december 1937 for a groundattack aircraft, which it was suggested could be a development of the ki30 light bomber, mitsubishi produced two prototypes under the designation mitsubishi ki51.
This mitsubishi ki51 sonia was surrendered at labuan in borneo in 1945 to no. The first sonia to appear in injection modeled plastic was issued in 1975 by mania of japan. Dont let appearances fool you, the sonia as it was known to the allies, wa. The mitsubishi ki 51 army designation type 99 assault plane. I just finished my mitsubishi ki51 sonia from the 10th dokuritsu hikodan shireibu, borneo, greater sunda islands, march 1945. The japanese antisubmarine aircraft of world war ii are not well documented and this book is the first in the english language. This is the second release of their sonia, main difference being that you can model the landing gear with either the full spats, or with the spats removed. The mitsubishi ki51 sonia was a very successful japanese ground attack aircraft that remained in service throughout the second world war. Work on the ki51 began in december 1937 at the suggestion of captain yuzo fujita. Search for mitsubishi ki 51 sonia and quickly find all products, articles, walkarounds and books related to this topic. Nov 23, 2019 i received my copy of the new wingsy 148 ki 51 this week, bought directly from the ukraine. How to draw aircraft like a pro looking for a primer on aviation art. Shown images are of much lower quality, due to resizing. John kelly rare book from famed hawaiiana artists personal library.
The mitsubishi ki71 edna was an armed reconnaissance aircraft developed from the successful ki51 sonia ground attack aircraft that reached no further than the prototype stage. Though it was never a genuinely outstanding aircraft, the mitsubishi ki51 served the imperial japanese army air force from the china campaign to the end of the pacific war, on all fronts and in all theaters. Kariya masai from kugisyoujapan aero technology laboratory at the leftend, just. Jun 16, 2016 i just finished my mitsubishi ki 51 sonia from the 10th dokuritsu hikodan shireibu, borneo, greater sunda islands, march 1945.
Andre have sent some scans to you from the mechanism of military aircraft series book which covers the ki51. This mitsubishi ki 51 sonia was surrendered at labuan in borneo in 1945 to no. The mitsubishi ki51 army designation type 99 assault plane. Mar 07, 2001 the ki 51 was classed as an assault aircraft and as such, could be used and was used as a divebomber or level bomber. For details i used several resin parts from kora models and rising decals. Nichimo 148 scale mitsubishi ki 51 sonia wwii japanese. Between 1940 and july 1945, a total of 2,385 mitsubishi ki51s came off of the production line. Mitsubishi mitsubishi ki51 sonia mitsubishi ki51 sonia download image. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia ground attack reconnaissance aircraft.
Please notify me when arawasi eagle eye series, no. Hasegawas ki51 was originally produced by the nowdefunct mania brand. Frank wootton published how to draw planes in 1941. Initially deployed against chinese forces, it proved to be too slow to hold up against the fighter aircraft of the other allied powers.
The mitsubishi ki 51 sonia was a very successful japanese ground attack aircraft that remained in service throughout the second world war. But the sonia, as it was called by the allies, was never a genuinely outstanding aircraft. Media in category mitsubishi ki 51 the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Though somewhat slow, it was unusually well protected for a japanese design, was easily maintained, and was wellliked by its crews. We pride ourselves on our outstanding customer service, careful wrapping and fast shipping. Though it was never a genuinely outstanding aircraft, the mitsubishi ki 51 served the imperial japanese army air force from the china campaign to the end of the pacific war, on all fronts and in all theaters. This debut 64page eagle eye title marks the start of a brandnew series that will maintain an unerring focus on lesser known japanese types or those that have thus far received scant coverage. Sonia was a more successful design than helen, serving throughout the pacific. Japanese antisubmarine aircraft in the pacific war ishiguro, ryusuke, tadeusz januszewski, szeremeta, zygmunt on. My grandfather kingo inoue2nd from the right on the photo was a test pilot of mitsubishi heavy industries, and was the test pilot for the first flight of ija ki51sonia. Mitsubishi ki51 sonia, nichimo s4818 1975 scalemates. Kora decals 148 mitsubishi ki51 sonia japanese bomber over china. Clear prop models 172 mitsubishi ki51 sonia advanced kit. A nicely detailed painting showing clearly the portside.