| Irving (Gekko) |
![]() 3 variants of the Night Fighter [Irving], #187 plane was flown by the Top record holder of B-29 kill. They were IJN crew, Lieutenant Y. Endo and Chief Petty Officer Nishio |
![]() The plane was flown by IJN crew, Major Kuroshima and Chief Petty Officer Kuramoto. They succeeded in shooting down 5 enemy planes in one night. The plane was equipped with the FD-2 shooting radar on the nose of the plane. |
![]() The plane was flown by IJN crew, Chief Petty Officer Hatao and Yamada, while they had stationed at Naval Air Base in Borneo. The plane was equipped with the angled 20mm cannon for oblique-firing. |
![]() Victory marking |
![]() Zoomed-in view of the flap |
![]() Canopy closing down . . . now, ready for sortie! |
![]() Challenge for night formation flight, with formation lights ON ! |
![]() Angled 20mm cannon for oblique-firing, which are common armament of Irving. Try and get the knack of shootig down the B-29 bomber. |
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