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1.  BILL says:
27 Mar 2009 06:07:48 PM

Nakajima Ki-27b in service with the Manchukuo Air Force. Production of the (Nate) was also entrusted to Mansyu Hikoki Seizo K.K. (Manchurian Aeroplane Manufacturing Co. Ltd) at Harbin, Manchukuo.

2.  Bill says:
30 Oct 2010 05:56:11 PM

After World War II the Japanese abandoned its
airplanes, support equipment and airfields in China, Korea and what was then French Indo-China.

The Russians passed captured aircraft to the Korean, and Chinese Communist.
Japanese pliots and mechanics, were hired as
instructors to teach and maintain the planes
The surviving aircraft were flown and retired
in the early 1950s.

3.  Bill says:
3 Nov 2010 10:43:36 AM

"SO WHERE ARE THEY NOW"

One Nakajima/Manshu Ki-79, Two-seat trainer former JAAF Ki-79s were left in the Indies,
salvaged and flown by the Indonesian People's
Security Force, at the end of WWII..
The aircraft is on display at Armed Forces Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia.

"ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND"

Another Nakajima Ki-27 (Nate) single-seat
fighter, is on display at the Tachiarai
Peace Museum Memorial, Japan.

The aircraft made a water landing after pilot
Watanade experienced engine trouble.
The Nate sank to the bottom of the lake, and
was later recovered in 1997.

The Nate is now undergoing restortation, it
will be left unpainted, as no history of its
markings are left.
Watanabe survived the crash, but later flew
a kamikaze mission at the end of the war.

4.  Bill says:
3 Nov 2010 12:24:33 PM

In 1942 Manshu redesigned the Nakajima Ki-27
single-seat fighter. The Ki-79 was built as
a two-seat and single-seat trainer with open
cockpits.
By 1943 the trainers were available in large
numbers,and equipped the Army Flying Schools

The aircraft were shipped to Singapore,Java,
Philippines and other areas controlled by the
Japanese. These aircraft carried out many
kamikaze attacks in the closing months of the
war.
After Japan surrendered in 1945 what aircraft
remained in Japan were destroyed but, about
1,000 fighters, trainers and other types of
aircraft were abandonded by the Japanese in
areas once occupied.

Many of the former Japanese Army Personnel
were hired to train pilots and groundcrew
to maintain and operate the aircraft.

The Americans destroyed thousands of planes
they found in Japan, the Russians left them
on abandonded airfields in China, Manchuria
and Korea where they were taken over by the
Communist Chinese, many of the aircraft were
kept in operation until the early 1950s, and
retired.

5. Bill says:
21 Jan 2012 06:02:27 PM

The Japanese Puppet State of Manchukuo had a program called Gokoku, very much like the Japanese Houkoku(Patriotism)program.
Click to the Aichi D3A listed under bombers and dive-bombers, and the A6M Zero listed under fighters here at ww2bd, to learn more about Houkoku.

MANCHOUKUO AIR FORCE:

People, Groups, Organizations, both Large and Small Business and Industry would donate money to pay for military equipment.
Chinese inscriptions on the fuselage side would read, "Defence of the Homeland' and other inscriptions, very much like would be seen on the fuselage of Japanese aircraft.

The Japanese trained pilots, mechanics and
groundcrew operating aircraft and other equipment. The Nakajima Ki-27(Nate)was still first-line equipment, as late as 1944 other Japanese aircraft were supplied, but in limited numbers, However by this late stage of the war, the Manchoukuo Air Force was a useless force, by the time of the Russian
invasion this force would crumble.

The Manchoukuo Air Force was a proaganda force and by 1944 many of its pilots were now serving in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force, flying its aircraft.

6.  Bill says:
21 Jan 2012 08:56:40 PM

The "Nate" was obsolete at the start of the Pacific war, but still in squadron strength with the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.
Powered by a 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, with a top speed of 292mph, armed
with 2x7.7mm machine guns w/500rpg.

Nate could also double as a fighter-bomber
carrying 4x50lb bombs under the wings, or two
slipper fuel tanks. The Ki-27 was a very
maneuverable little monoplane it was designed
with fixed landing gear, like most Japanese
aircraft Nate lacked armor protection for the pilot and fuel tanks. The KI-27 operated over China, Burma, India, Malaya, Singapore,
Dutch East Indies and also saw action against
the American Volunteer Group(AVG)or better known as the Flying Tigers.
The Ki-27 had two code names, one was Nate the other was Adbul that operated in the (CIB) Theater it was dropped and the code name Nate was used to avoid confusion.

The surviving Nates, were modified with 500kg
/1,100lbs of explosives and expended in
Kamikaze missions.

At the end of World War II surviving Nates were destroyed by Allied forces in Japan the
rest that were abandoned by the Japanese throughout China and Southeast Asia were
salvaged repaired and put to use by the countries that were once under Japanese control.

OPERATORS:

Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
Manchukuo
Thailand
Nationalist China
National Government of China, Nanking
Japanese occupied China some sources say a/c
were delivered, other sources say that the Japanese didn't trust the Chinese.

POST-WAR:

Communist China(PLAAF)
Thailand
Indonesia

7.  Bill says:
2 Feb 2012 10:29:36 AM

From 1941 to the end of World War II, the
Nakajima Ki-27(Nate)fighters, were still used as first-line equipment. The Japanese supplied a small number of Nakajima Ki-43(Oscar)and Ki-44 Shoki(Tojo)fighters, but in limited numbers.

Other aircraft supplied were Kawasaki Ki-32
light bombers and Ki-45(Nick)twin-engine fighter.
Training planes were Tachikawa Ki-9(Spruce) biplane trainer and Manshu Ki-79a and Ki-79b
advanced trainers. Transports used were the
Junkers Ju-86Z-2, Tachikawa Ki-54(Hickory)
the Manchukuo Air Force later during the war suffered from fuel, spare parts and support equipment shortage.
The Imperial Japanese Army Air Force had
first claim on all supplies. When the USSR
invaded Manchukuo the air force and Army couldn't hold back the Soviets, and later collapsed. The Soviets passed on surviving aircraft to the Chinese Communist many were kept flying until the 1950s.

8.  Bill says:
20 Dec 2015 03:35:22 PM

NAKAJIMA KI-27 (NATE)

The Nate was an all metal, stressed skin, cantilever monoplane with fixed landing gear w/enclose cockpit canopy. armed with 2 x 7.7mm machine guns. 3,396 were built with 2,017 built by Nakajima.
Different types of aircraft were donated to both the Imperial Army and Navy through private funds, schools and large and small companies.

One Ki-27 Nate was donated by the Japanese Commercial Pulp Union. Say people, I'm not making this stuff up.
The fuselage side would have the name of the group that donated the aircraft.
The Army called their program Aikoku meaning(Patriotism)
and the Navy called their program Houkoku
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