− | The depicted plane is allegedly the Ki-43 Model 3A variant. | + | The depicted plane is the Ki-43 Model III A variant of the Hayabusa. It is using the famous camouflage and markings used by the famous 54th Sentai which were most famous and well documented during their operations in the Kuriles in 1945. There is a reproduction of this aircraft (made from 4 Hayabusa wrecks) with the same camouflage and squadron markings of the 54th Sentai that is in the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington. |