Japanese Aircraft Links

Japanese Aircraft Links

J-Aircraft.com Dave Pluth's exciting site. It has detailed Research, Message Boards, Photos and Model Kit information. The mission of J-Aircraft.com is to promote research and information sharing to benefit both the modeler and the aviation historian Of particular interest, is the excellent walkaround section	Nihon Kaigun: Japanese Navy Page Probably the most comprehensive site about the Japanese Navy on the web. You can access detailed information on these vessels. Complete technical overviews and statistics, tons of images. Of special interest is its section on aircraft carriers.	Annals of Imperial Japan Dan Ford's page of resources about Japan at war, 1932-1945. Of special interest is a excellent Japanese calendar, Japanese Army Ace listing, and the psychology of the Japanese combatant. Also, a long list of Allied fliers captured in Rabaul.
Mark's Index of Japanese Aviation Links to just about all Japanese aviation links on the web, plus interesting articles on camouflage of the Oscar and the structure and organization of JAAAF. This is an excellent site.	Internet Museum of Imperial Japanese Airplanes This site is a virtual museum where makes airplanes of Imperial Japanese forces in The Pacific War a theme.	Japanese Aircraft in Foreign Service This is a very exciting page, that details Japanese warplanes in service throught the Pacific during, and after WWII!
Chino's Zero This page has lots of photos showing Chino's Zero flying in a Japanese air show in 1995. This was the first Zero to fly over Japan since the war.	Wings and Arms For Enthusiasts of old Japanese Aircraft, Vessels and Weapons. Lots of great information and photographs.	Asahi Journal Detailed modeling journal for enthusiasts of old Japanese Aircraft, Vessels and Weapons. It gathers historians, models and enthusiasts from around the world, including top experts on the Japanese Aviation and Military subject
Japanese Sea Plane Operations in the Marshalls . The islands on the windward side of the reefs provide a an ideal plane anchorage on the leeward beach, sheltered from wind and waves. The lagoon is usually clam enough to permit unrestricted landing and take-off of larger flying boats, and so it is not surprising that the lagoons were used as seaplane bases first by civilian and later by military aviation.	Flying Boat Attack Hawaii March 4, 1942 strike of H8K1s on Hawaii. This was a 3,000 mile strike with many operation obsticales, like refueling and planning around the predicited full moon. Niether plane suceeded in doing any damage although they did reach Hawaii.	Japanese Zero Recovery Good underwater shots

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