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Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate"

The Nakajima Ki-27, referred to by the Allies as "Nate," was a fighter aircraft developed in the mid-1930s and adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in 1937. It had a length of 24 feet 5 inches, a wingspan of 36 feet 6 inches, and a height of 10 feet 4 inches. The aircraft carried a single crew member. Powered by a Nakajima Ha-1b radial engine producing 710 horsepower, it reached a top speed of 292 mph, had a range of 525 miles, and a service ceiling of 32,810 feet. The Ki-27 was lightly armed with two 7.7mm Type 89 machine guns and had the capability to carry two 55-pound bombs for ground attack missions. Known for its high maneuverability, it was widely used by the Japanese Army during the early years of WWII.

The Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate" saw action in conflicts such as the Second Sino-Japanese War and the early stages of WWII in the Pacific Theater. It excelled in dogfights against slower and less agile enemy aircraft, although it became increasingly obsolete as more advanced Allied fighters entered the war.

Aircraft identification posters from WWII were critical training resources produced by organizations like the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics. These posters aimed to improve recognition skills among military personnel by providing technical illustrations and specifications of both friendly and enemy aircraft.

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Army & Navy

MacArthur Name "Nate"

Nakajima "Type 97"

(Also Mitsubishi)

Fighter

Japan

U.S. Naval Aviation Training Division, Feb. 1943

Restricted

From Data Currently Available

Leading Edge Nearly Straight

Elliptical Tailplane

Fixed Landing Gear

(May Be Seen with Jettisonable Belly Tanks)

Scale

6-Foot Man