William R Leon, e-mail, 02.04.2026 11:54 Interesting to the point that at this time the war had already been lost by Japan. Yet, the nation continued to fight on even though victory and perhaps even survival were no longer in reach. But then they produce these excellent aircraft late in the war. On paper, a match for the latest allied designs. In the hands of equal airmen, these aircraft where up to the task of dealing with spitfires, lightnings, thunderbolts, mustangs and corsairs. But this was the rub. Experienced aviators were few and far between this late in the war. So Japanese pilots who were able to fly in a straight line, and lucky to pull off a few rudimentary maneuvers, were exposed to equally magnificent aircraft manned by highly trained crews.

Dan G., e-mail, 21.09.2022 02:28 Hello Huaren, I'm most interested in this incident, any more details or info? Newspaper clippings? Thanks for your time. -Dan

Dan G., e-mail, 21.09.2022 02:26 I'm very interested in your Tachikawa AB photos. Any info/pics on the incident cited by Fred Watkins? Thanks for your time. -Dan

Dan G., e-mail, 21.09.2022 02:25 Hello Fred, I'm most interested in this incident, any more details or info? Newspaper clippings? Thanks for your time. -Dan

Richtofen (AKA The Doktor), e-mail, 10.08.2016 22:18 Jan Hoek late reply to put it mildly, but yes, extremely so.It could out turn a Spitfire with ease, yet was much more rugged and heavily armoured.

huaren, 18.06.2011 10:45 I thought that was good idea to build aircraft under ground, but was not all that interested at the time. I was 20 years old at the time. The undrground facility became a storm shelter before I left for the states in 1956.

Lance Lemcool, e-mail, 17.03.2011 23:09 Looks very much like a P-47 Thunderbolt

Mike Skidmore, e-mail, 29.12.2010 03:49 Fred Watkins email me at mskids001@aol.com, i have thousands of tachikawa ab photos and also have a web site for tachi.

DebtMan, e-mail, 01.10.2010 07:25 The Ki-106 was the all-wood version of the Ki-84 Frank

Fred Watkins, e-mail, 02.09.2010 18:10 When I was stationed at Tachikawa Japan in 1955 a Slick airways freighter parked in front of base ops had one of its main gear fall drop through the parking ramp pavement. Invetigation revealed an underground aircraft factory and there was one aircraft ready to roll off the asssembly line. I thought that was good idea to build aircraft under ground, but was not all that interested at the time. I was 20 years old at the time. The undrground facility became a storm shelter before I left for the states in 1956.

Jan Hoek, e-mail, 20.07.2007 20:37 Was the KI-84 manouvreable at low or high speed due to his butterfly combat flaps?