The Mitsubishi Ki-21, formal designation "Type 97 Heavy Bomber" (九七式重爆撃機, Kyūnana-shiki jūbakugekiki) was a Japanese heavy bomber during World War II.

May 19, 2019 · The Ki-21 saw extensive service in the Pacific Theatre. It is known the ‘Sally’ was involved in bombing raids on Australia during World War II. One of these was on 20 June 1943 …

Designed and built by Mitsubishi. The Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) Type 97 Heavy Bomber / Ki-21 was the main long range Army bomber in service at the start of the Pacific War. This …

The Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally beside G4M is possibly the best-known World War 2 Japanese bomber. It began operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War participating in the …

May 19, 2015 · The Ki-21 was the Army’s first modern bomber aircraft, with a cantilevered mid-wing design, all-metal construction, retractable landing gear and a long greenhouse canopy. …

Already obsolete at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack, the Ki-21 Type 97 heavy bomber (Allied code name 'Sally') remained the backbone of the Japanese Army Air Force's bomber …

A number of Ki-21-Ias were converted to transports pending delivery of the Ki-57 "Topsy". During the Lae campaign, the Japanese experimented with the use of "Sally" as a PT boat hunter, in …

Jul 30, 2019 · The Mitsubishi Ki-21 (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 …

Whether known as the Gwen or the Sally 3, the Ki-21-IIb was encountered from China to New Guinea; one of the best combat photos from the Pacific air war shows a “para-frag” bomb …

The Ki-21 was a midwing plane with X-6 Kinsei (Gold Star) engines with Hamilton Standard three-blade variable pitch propellers. The three-spar wing had a working light alloy skin and was …