jet fighter
yellow painted Nakajima J9Y jet fighter in damaged kisarazu Naval Airfield (august 1945)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/japanese-forces/25994/jet-fighter
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.ww2incolor.com/gallery/japanese-forces/25994/jet-fighter
The Nakajima KIKKA (Orange Blossom) was Japan’s first jet-powered aircraft. It was developeed late in WW2 and the first proto-type had only flown once before the end of the war. It is also known as KOKOKU NIGO HEIKI (Imperial Weapon No.2)
It is now in the National Aero and Space Museum, USA.
Look’s like a copy of the German Me-262…
As far as I know the airframe was the same or at least based on the Me-262 but the engines were developed by the japanese.