japanese navy troops celebrating victory (south china 1938)

Victorious

Survivors of the Kokoda Track Campaing in New Guinea, Lieutenant Sakamoto,Colonel Tsukamoto,Captain Hamada,Lieutenant Yamasake and Lieutenant Nakahashi... Singapore 1943.

Kokoda Track Veterans

In July 1937, when Japan entered into full scale war with China, the Japanese Army Air Force found itself short of modern long-range bombers (the Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally" prototype was still under trials) and so required an interim purchase of aircrafts from abroad. The Italian Fiat Br20 was fit for the Imperial Army Air Force requirements. DVX