Zuikaku's B5N2 photo #1
On December 7, 1941, hikotaicho Lt. Cmdr. Shigekazu Shimazaki (first squadron), Lt. Jyozo Iwami (second squadron)
and Lt. Yoshiaki Tsubota (third squadron) were leaders of ZUIKAKU's high level bomber force with 27 Nakajima B5N2,
divided in 3 chutai (9 planes unit) during the second wave attack. All squadron attacked Hickam Field.
EII-301 was flown by a hikotaicho, Lt. Cmdr. Shigekazu Shimazaki.
TAIL CODE CREDIT: research by Masaru Asano.
Hasegawa's model kit boxart.
Lt. Cmdr. Shigekazu Shimazaki photo #1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigekazu_Shimazaki
Zuikaku's B5N2 photo # 2
B5N2 taking off.
Zuikaku's B5N2 photo #3
B5N2 taking off.
EII-305 was flown by a wingman. The crew was CPO Haruzo Yaegashi (pilot), PO1c Tadao Himeishi (observer/bombardier/navigator) and F1c Chiro Tani (radioman/gunner).
This crew was Shimazaki's #2 wingman and was flying off his left wing.
INFO CREDIT: Mr. David Aiken.
Zuikaku’s B5N2 photo #4
EII-305 flying over Pearl Harbor.
EII-307 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Zuikaku.
EII-307 photo #1
EII-307 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Zuikaku.
The crew were F1c Masato Hatakenaka (pilot), PO2c Shuichi Ueno (observer/bombardier/navigator) and
F1c Kingoro Oizumi (radioman/gunner). This crew was Shimazaki's #3 wingman and was flying off his right wing.
The empennage base color is brown.
INFO AND PHOTO CREDIT: Mr. David Aiken.
EII-307 photo #2
EII-307 photo #3
With the last moment shift in aircraft and personnel, EII-307 is an ex-Kaga KATE. Note how green was used to
wipe out the Kaga red tail code, and a new red tail code applied...the tail code and meatball are the same density
in the black and white aerial photos, but not the vertical tail: which is still "Kaga" brown. The undersurface of Kaga B5N
were painted M3, unlike the Zuikaku I3. There may be the residual marking of the old Kaga large training number under
both wings...Zuikaku B5N had no such training numbers.
PHOTO AND INFO CREDIT: Mr. David Aiken.
Hasegawa's box-art
Box-art from Hasegawa model kit # 09593 - Scale: 1/48 - Category: WWII Japanese Carrier Attack Bomber.
Estimated numbers of parts: 114. Markings: a) I.J.N. Pearl Harbor 2nd attack wave Carrier Zuikaku December, 8, 1941
whit 250kg bomb and b) I.J.N. Pearl Harbor 1st attack wave Carrier Hiryu December, 8, 1941 with 800kg bomb.
Note the artwork for the bomb is incorrect... not IJA black color, but IJN gray-green.
INFO CREDIT: Mr. David Aiken.
EII-310 was flown by a wingman.
EII-320 was flown by a wingman.
EII-323 was flown by a wingman
Zuikaku's B5N2 photo #5
This photos shows a Zuikaku's shotai (three planes unit) returning to its carrier.
EII-330 was flown by a wingman.
EII-333 was flown by a wingman.
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