Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai

The official Japanese name and designation was Kawanishi N1K2 Shiden (Violet Lightning). This land-based fighter sprang directly from a floatplane fighter design, the N1K1 REX.

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Kawanishi
N1K2-Ja
Shiden Kai (George)

The George was the best Japanese naval fighter produced in quantity during WWII. This restored Shiden Kai wears the colors and markings of the 343rd Kokutai, a unit stationed at Omura Naval Air Station in 1945.

 
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