Kawasaki Ki-100 Type 5 Fighter - 5th Sentai, Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, Gifu, 1945 1/72 Scale Diecast Metal Model by DeAgostini

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1:72 Scale  Diecast Metal - Kawasaki Ki-100 Type 5 Fighter - 5th Sentai, Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, Gifu, 1945 – Length: 5"  Wingspan: 6.5”

This model is a single seat airplane. The cockpit is glue shut. It has no pilot figure included. The landing gear is optional and can be attached or omitted to display the model in in-flight configuration. A display stand is included.

This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and older.

The Kawasaki Ki-100 is a single-seat single-engine monoplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS) during World War II. The Japanese Army designation was "Type 5 Fighter". It was not assigned an Allied code name.

In early 1945, 275 Ki-100s were modified from Ki-61s as an emergency measure to accept a 14-cylinder Mitsubishi Ha-112-II radial engine in place of the original Kawasaki Ha-40 inverted V-12 inline engine, resulting in one of the best interceptors used by the Army during the war. It combined excellent power and maneuverability, and from the first operational missions in March 1945 until the end of the war, it performed better than most IJAAS fighters against both United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bombers and P-51 Mustang fighters, as well as U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat carrier fighters.