Description

      The first serial fighter-monoplane aircraft of Japan Imperial Army became the Ki-27. The first of two prototypes built by a Nakajima company was flying in October 1936. Series production was ordered in December 1937 as the Type 97 Fighter Model Ko (Ki-27a). Ki-27a had excellent maneuverability and was serious enemy for Soviet-built I-15bis and I-16 fighters in air battles over China and Mongolia in 1938-1939.

Kit Features:

• SCALE  :  1:72
  
• TIME PERIOD  :  Before 1950
  
• MARKINGS  :  Ki-27b, Captain Kenji Shimada, commander of 1. Chutai 11. Sentai, Nomonhan, June 1939.  Ki-27b, Sergeant Shigeru Takuwa, 64. Sentai, 1. Chutai, Nomonhan, August 1939.  Ki-27b, 24. Sentai, 2. Chutai, China, December 1941.  Ki-27b, 244. Sentai, Japan, 1944.
  
• MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH)  :  104 x 157 mm
  
• BOX SIZE  :  247 x 183 x 33 mm
  
• NUMBER OF DETAILS  :  56