K-253 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Kaga during raids on Canton, China - January 1938.
K-258 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Kaga during raids on Canton, China - January 1938.
NI-13x photo #1.
This shot shows a Kaga's A5M taking off during July, 1938. Is possible to see tail code NI-13x, a shotaicho plane.
PHOTO CREDIT: Japanese Naval Fighter Aces: 1932-45 - by Ikuhiko Hata, Yashuho Izawa and Christopher Shores
NI-222 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Kaga during 1938.
NI-222 photo #1.
This D1A2 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Kaga during 1938.
NI-227 was flown by a shotaicho of carrier IJN Kaga during 1938.
W-126 was flown by a wingman of carrier Soryu.
In 1938, IJN Ryujo joined with IJN Soryu to form the 2nd Carrier Division. Her complement was eighteen A5M4 and A4N1 fighters,
twenty-seven D1A2 dive bombers and twelve B4Y1 torpedo bombers. For about twenty days starting the middle of March
the units operated in the South China area in support of the Kwangtung operation.
INFO CREDIT:
http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese-1938.htm. 
W-126 was flown by a wingman of carrier Soryu.
PHOTO CREDIT: Summer-San's site
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/summer-ochibo/
W-330 was flown by a wingman of carrier Soryu.
COLOR PROFILE BASE: one photo of the book Model Art # 553 - Navy Carrier Attack Bombers.
W-321 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Soryu, on April 1938.
In April 1938, carrier Soryu dispatched a number of her aircraft ashore to participate in operation over Nankin.
W-104 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Soryu, April-July, 1938.
W-104 and W-111 photo #1
PHOTO CREDIT: book THE CARRIER-BASED AIRPLANES & SEAPLANES OF THE IJN,
publisher Dainippon Kaiga, 2011.
W-105 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Soryu, April-July, 1938.
INFO CREDIT: Fujimi's model kit
W-107 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Soryu.
W-111 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Soryu, April-July, 1938.
W-204 was flown by a wingman from carrier IJN Soryu.
COLOR PROFILE BASE: two photos of the book SAMOURAI SUR PORTE-AVIONS, Les groups embarqués Japonais et leurs porte-avions,
1922-1944, page 64 and 399, by Michel Ledet.
W-204 aviation art
AVIATION ART CREDIT: Shigeo Koike
W-206 was flown by a wingman from carrier IJN Soryu.
COLOR PROFILE BASE: one photo of the book SAMOURAI SUR PORTE-AVIONS, Les groups embarqués Japonais et leurs porte-avions,
1922-1944, page 64, by Michel Ledet.
W-260 was flown by a shotaicho from carrier IJN Soryu.
COLOR PROFILE BASE: one color profile of the book SAMOURAI SUR PORTE-AVIONS, Les groups embarqués Japonais et leurs porte-avions,
1922-1944, page 87, by Michel Ledet.
W-260 photo #1
PHOTO CREDIT: book THE CARRIER-BASED AIRPLANES & SEAPLANES OF THE IJN, publisher Dainippon Kaiga, 2011.
W-282 was flown by a buntaicho from carrier IJN Soryu.
K-112 was flown by a shotaicho of carrier Kaga, late 1938.
W-101 was flown by Lt. Tomatsu Yokoyama of IJN carrier Soryu, November 1938.
INFO CREDIT:
www.j-aircraft.com
W-101 photo #1. Flown by Lt. Tomatsu Yokoyama takes off from the Soryu while on operations in the East China Sea,
November 1938. INFO CREDIT:
www.j-aircraft.com
Finemolds box-art of W-101
W-102 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Soryu, November 1938.
W-103 was flown by PO1c Hideo Oishi, IJN carrier Soryu, November 1938.
W-103 photo #1.
This plane was flown by PO1c Hideo Oishi, IJN Soryu , November 1938.
W-114 was flown by a shotaicho of IJN carrier Soryu.
W-114 photo #1. This plane was flown by a shotaicho of IJN carrier Soryu.
This photo was taken when W-114 was overflying the China Sea.
W-121 was flown by a shotaicho if IJN carrier Soryu, December 1938.
V-105 was flown by a wingman of carrier IJN Akagi, 1938-1939.
V-105 photo
An Imperial Japanese Navy Mitsubishi A5M Type 96 fighter from the aircraft carrier Akagi.
PHOTO CREDIT: book Beyond Pearl Harbor: The Untold Stories of Japan's Naval Airmen, by Ron Werneth - Schiffer Military
History, Atglen, PA, 2008, page 247. This book states that the photo is from the Matsumura Collection.
You can see this photo at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Akagi_Type_96_fighter.jpg
Home 
