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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