fighter pilots
japanese army air force ki-43 fighter pilots in an airfield (burma 1942)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/japanese-forces/30169/fighter-pilots
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/japanese-forces/30169/fighter-pilots
"The Zero was made to be fought and used up quickly; whether the Jap[anese]pilots were meant to live or die, their planes were designed to fight hard, never to be repaired, but only replaced, and to perish soon," George Weller, Singapore is Silent.
The Ki-43 Hayabusa in the background belongs to the HQ Chutai 64th Sentai, which in March 1942 was based in Chengmai, northern Thailand.