Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien with drop tank. The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (飛燕, "flying swallow") is a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft. Used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, it was …

Kawasaki Ki-61-Ib Hein (Tony) Believed to be a license-built Messerschmitt Bf 109 following initial encounters, the Ki-61 was the only mass-produced Japanese fighter of WWII which featured a …

May 19, 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Tony) Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter / Interceptor …

May 8, 2019 · The Ki.61 established an ascendancy over early variants of the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and the Bell P-39 Aircobra, but had problems dealing with the Lockheed P-38 …

The Ki-61 Hien ("flying swallow") Army Type 3 Fighters were designed around a Kawasaki Ha-40 V12 engine which was actually a license-built version of the German Daimler-Benz DB 601A …

The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien; (eng:'Flying Swallow') was a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service(IJAAS).

The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (飛燕, "flying swallow") is a Japanese Second World War fighter aircraft. Used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, it was designated the "Army Type 3 Fighter" …

The Kawasaki Ki 61 Hien Swallow (Tony) went into production in August 1942 as the Army Type 3 Fighter Model 1 Hien but did not see action until June 1943. Initial tests showed it to be faster …

The Kawasaki Type 3 Fighter / Ki-61 Tony was the first Japanese fighter to enter production after the start of the Pacific War. In 1937 Kawasaki purchased a license to build the Daimler Benz …

The Kawasaki Ki-61 was the only fighter with a liquid-cooled engine that the Japanese Army Air Force put into the field during World War II. It was this that made the Ki-61 Hien ("Swallow") so …