Mitsubishi Ki-51 | Finally, A Plane That Didn't Explode/Catch Fire Instantly

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  @RexsHangar · 1 year ago · pinned

  Q&A / Request Section - Ask your questions, or post suggestions, here :)

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• PA

  @panjikusumo9779 · 1 year ago

  We Indonesians call this plane "Guntei" meaning "Army Type" IIRC. And the museum is close by from where I live, less than 3 miles or so.

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• JK

  @jkorshak · 1 year ago (edited)

  The comparative wealth of film of this aircraft, particularly in flight, is remarkable.

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  @Redhand1949 · 1 year ago

  A minor factual addition.  When Charles Lindberg was flying combat missions with the 475th FG, he reportedly (his diary) scored an aerial victory while attacking a Japanese airfield on an island near New Guinea on July 28, 1944.  I read somewhere that the A/C was a Ki-51.

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• VE

  @VersusARCH · 1 year ago

  Ki-51 was the only kill Charles Lindbergh claimed in WW2. Flown by a veteran pilot and a squadron CEO Saburo Shimada, it gave a lot of trouble to a whole squadron of P-38s avoiding their firing passes with its great maneuverability, but while avoiding one pass it came head to head with Lindbergh's P-38 and he managed to hit it and shoot it down. The pilot was KIA.

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• SI

  @sixstringedthing · 1 year ago

  Not A Pound For Air To Ground drops a detailed video on the Fulcrum, now Rex&apos;s Hanger kicking off with a video about a rather less well known Light Bomber/Attack plane... a good start to 2025, feels like everyone is comfortably in their lane, so to speak. :)<br>AeroTube fans are getting pretty spoiled at this point, looking forward to more great content from RH this year!

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• ST

  @stevetournay6103 · 1 year ago

  Whoa, this bird could dogfight a Ki27? The &quot;Nate&quot; was famously one of the sweetest-flying &quot;pilot&apos;s airplanes&quot; ever...

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• GE

  @geoffkeeys · 1 year ago

  Aesthetically, not a bad looking aircraft.

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• MR

  @MrTheblackopsdude · 1 year ago

  I owned a Mitsubishi. It lasted about 3 months, then it exploded. Well, the engine exploded, but that’s neither here nor there

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  @MyCaptainPugwash · 1 year ago

  That picture of the imprint on the hull of the Sussex is amazing, reminds me of a bird hitting a window. &nbsp;I can only wonder of what the people on the other side of the hull must of thought as it hit.

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  @davidk2906 · 1 year ago

  The Ki-51 is another example of a good looking aircraft that served for the Japanese armed forces WWII. &nbsp;Can&apos;t think of any that are ugly. &nbsp;Thanks another excellent video.

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• CA

  @CapitanRastrero · 1 year ago (edited)

  The Ki-51 is underrated. Nice to see some coverage of it. Also very refreshing hearing the CORRECT pronounciation of &quot;Ki&quot; !

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