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Hi Jim, Here are a couple of photos to show the camera window on each side. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

I have posted some diagrams from the original handling manual in my Frickr Photo Album. Those will help you when detailing up your model. https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums/72157633971637160 Jun in Tokyo

The first half of the film was a part of news reel No. 157 of Japan News released in June 1943 and the last half was a part of No. 204 released in April 1944. Therefore all the K5Ys in news reels were painted usual orange yellow. Here are the link to the original NHK archives of Japan News. https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/shogenarchives/jpnews/movie.cgi?das_id=D0001300543_00000&seg_number=003 http://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/shogenarchives/jpnews/movie.cgi?das_id=D0001300332_00000&seg_number=003 Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

Sorry for getting you confused. I mixed up the FRU with the FRADTU.

Hi James, Here is a link to the photo album. http://www.dhc-2.com/Abbotsinch - HMS Sanderling.html Scroll down to half way. Jun in Tokyo

Thanks guys for your responces. I have checked the Sea Fury thread already, but found nothing answers to my questions. The bulges on the gear covers were introduced on the late aircraft after Korean War. I found a photo of WJ231 with these bulges taken in 1961, a decade earlier when the FRADTU was established. I think that the bulge was related with introduction of the longer stroke oleo to secure more clearance between the prop blade tips and ground. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

I got the kit a couple of weeks before and have checked it against the Sea Fury reference books and photos. I'm very happy with this kit in respect of the shape and details except for some minor drawbacks such as a lack of the gunsight. After weeks of reserch and check, I got the following questions. 1. What is the purpose of the tear-drop shaped bulge on the main gear cover and when it is introduced? 2. Why both the left and right ailerons droop when the wings are folded up? 3. The kit parts almost perfectly match with John Levy's MAP drawings. However the chord length of the tail plane is too narrow by about 2mm. How wide is the root chord of the real aircraft? Any information will be highly appreciated. Thank you inadvance for your help. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

Though it is written in Spanish, "Historia de la Aviacion SEspanola" describes the Ejercito de Aire’s activity in Spanish Sahara on pages 295 to 300. I'm sorry that this book is no longer available and turns to a hard to find item. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

Here are amazing examples of brush painted Luftwaffe camoufalge by a good friend of mine, Isomi-san. For more photos of his works, visit the following links. http://www.hyperscale.com/2018/galleries/bf109g5as48ki_1.htm https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Airfix Modelling Club kiyokazu Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

According to the Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988 by James J. Halley, and Castal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft by John D.R. Rawlings, the following Liberator IIIs were used in SEA. No. 159 Squadron: BZ906 (A) No. 160 Squadron: FK227, FK239 (B), FL911 (K), FL926 (J), FL929 (W), FL936 (V), FL940 (P), FL954 (H) No. 354 Squadron: FK 227 (T), FL912 (H later K) No. 355 Squadron: BZ848 (D), BZ923 (H), BZ955 (F) No. 357 Squadron: BZ847, BZ901 (U), BZ902, BZ909, BZ923 (W), BZ52, BZ954 (Y), BZ959, BZ956 (Z) The color profiles of the Liberators of the above squadrons can be found at www.rafweb.org. http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn Markings/SqnMark159-179.htm http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn Markings/SqnMark331-360.htm Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

The first prototype of the K-43 (c/n 4301) was completed in 1938 and followed by the two further prototypes (c/n 4302 and 4303) in the next year. The configuration of these aircraft were a bit different from that of the later version but the prototypes were modified and brought to the same configuration of the Service trial (pre-production) aircraft (c/n 4304 - 4313). There is no photo of the first three prototypes in the original configulation, but two photos of the modified third prototype appears on page 22 of the Koku-Fan Famous Airplane No. 65, along with a photo of the 9th Service trial aircraft (c/n 4312) after belly landing. Here are two photos of the 9th Service trial aircraft that I found on the net. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

I'm not sure if the interior colors of the RAF HC. 2 and RN versions. If you are building the HAS. 3, you will find extensive detail photos in the Rotary Wing Aircraft Walkarounds section of this forum. Also some useful color photos can be found in the 4+ publication's Westland Wessex. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

As Matave mentioned, Eurasia Aviation used one Ju 160 from 1935 to 1936. There are a photo and a color profile in "Early Chinese Aircraft" site by Mr. Lim at http://cwlam2000.0catch.com/caf14.htm On the other hand, in 1935 Mitsubishi acquired licence for manufacturing the Ju 160 and imported three aircraft as samples. Two of them were converted to ambulance plane and donated to the Army as "Aikoku-128/129, Manpyou-Go". The remaining machine was re-engined with the Myojo (license built P&W R-1690) and delivered to the Navy for evaluation, then disposed to a civil airline (provably Japan Air Transport Co. Ltd.) as J-DAAF. Some references, including "Early Chinese Aircraft" says that the two Aikoku's were transferred to Manchukuo Natinal Airways. More phots and a color profile are available from "Early Chinese Aircraft" http://cwlam2000.0catch.com/manchu_x.htm#1、容克斯160（1935）（Junkers_160） Hope these will help. Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

Milton Reynolds Plane China Expedition Not a military C-87, but it is certainly an attractive markings if you like NMF. Here's a link to more more images from the Life photo archives. https://www.flickr.com/photos/13935339@N05/sets/72157624733422291/ Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums

Hi Pat, You will find a bunch of photos that you are looking for at GO! NAVY BBS II Gallery. http://www.gonavy.jp/bbs2-h46f.html Jun in Tokyo https://www.flickr.com/photos/horaburo/albums