Hosho photo #1
RO-340 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Hosho.
RO-340 and RO-342 photo #1
RO-340 and RO-342 were flown by a wingmen of carrier IJN Hosho.
RO-342 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Hosho.
Hosho's fighter squadron photo
A rare photo showing the fighter squadron of the Hosho in 1930.
PHOTO CREDIT: one photo posted at
http://www.b-b.ne.jp/zeroRO-246 is the A1N2 version and was flown from carrier Hosho during First Chinese Incident, 1932.
COLOR PROFILE BASE: one photo posted at
http://www.j-aircraft.comRO-252 is the A1N1 version and was flown from carrier Hosho during First Chinese Incident, 1932.
COLOR PROFILE BASE: one color profile and one photo of the book MODEL ART #510 – Camouflage and
Markings of IJN fighters, by Shigeru Nohara.
RO-252 photo #1
RO-301 was flown by a wingman.
COLOR PROFILE CREDIT: book Model Art # 553 - Navy Carrier Attack Bombers, by Shigeru Nohara.
RO-306 was flown by a wingman.
COLOR PROFILE CREDIT: one photo of the book Japanese Aicraft Photo Album.
RO-308 was flown by a wingman.
COLOR PROFILE CREDIT: one photo of the book Japanese Aicraft Photo Album.
RO-225 was an A1N2 model from carrier Hosho, 1933.
This plane crashed at sea on Bungo-Suidô channel on February 25, 1933 and was later recovered.
Pilot Lt. Yoshio Fukumori died in the crash.
COLOR PROFILE AND INFO CREDIT: book SAMOURAI SUR PORTE-AVIONS, by Michel Ledet.
RO-352 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Hosho.
RO-352 and RO-354 photo #1
RO-354 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Hosho.
RO-357 was flown by a wingman of IJN carrier Hosho.
COLOR PROFILE CREDIT: book Mechanism of IJN Aircraft Carriers, volume #2, by publisher Kojinsha.