{"product_id":"ki-61-and-ki-100-aces","title":"Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of the elite Japanese Army Air force (JAAF) aces that flew the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Swallow), and the Ki-100 Goshikisen in the Pacific Theatre of World War 2.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe former, codenamed 'Tony' by the allies, was a technically excellent aircraft, possessing power, stability and a good rate of climb - differing radically from the usual Japanese philosophy of building light, ultra-manoeuvrable fighters. Its pilots soon realised, however, that the type was plagued by a number of dangerous mechanical issues. Then as the war moved relentlessly closer to Japan's doorstep, a desperate, expedient innovation to the Ki-61 airframe by fitting it with a radial instead of inline engine resulted in one of the finest fighters of World War 2 - the Ki-100.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book uses the latest findings to provide a gripping account of some of the most remarkable and hard-pressed fighter pilots of the war. It reveals how these men, unlike so many of their unfortunate late-war colleagues, could surprise Allied aircraft in high-performance fighters and claim successes in the face of enormous odds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32033102757971,"sku":"","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781780962955_06d3c08b-3959-4ea5-b3ee-34f990567a15.jpg?v=1778513415","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ki-61-and-ki-100-aces","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}