by Richard Dunn | Jun 26, 2024 | Japanese
This article was previously posted on J-Aircraft.com forum in 2003. An addition has been made at the end to include correspondence and photos from Harumi Sakaguchi, who visited Kitava and interviewed locals and witnesses. Click here to scroll to the end of the...
by Richard Dunn | Jun 19, 2024 | Allied Forces
Numerous books and articles have been written about the air fighting that went on along with the ground combat and naval battles occasioned by the U.S. invasion of Guadalcanal and Tulagi beginning August 7, 1942. Little has been written about air operations over...
by Richard Dunn | May 21, 2024 | Japanese
The Type 100 Headquarters Reconnaissance Plane commonly referred to simply as headquarters reconnaissance airplane (Shin-Shitei) was given the codename Dinah by Allied forces in the Pacific. Arguably it was one of Japan’s most successful aircraft. As elucidated in...
by Richard Dunn | Feb 14, 2024 | Japanese
Ten Days to Kamikaze is a series that explores the decision-making process and implementation of Japan’s use of suicidal crash dives during World War II. It provides an in-depth review of the critical ten-day period and examines the background leading up to those...
by Richard Dunn | Feb 7, 2024 | Japanese
Ten Days to Kamikaze is a series that explores the decision-making process and implementation of Japan’s use of suicidal crash dives during World War II. It provides an in-depth review of the critical ten-day period and examines the background leading up to those...
