The cew of Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko Model 11, "Red Yo-101" equipped with the FD-2 radar belonging to the Yokosuka Kokutai. Its crew consisted of Chief petty officer Yuzo Kuramoto and Ensign Shiro Kurotori. The crew are credited with 6 aerial victories all B-29s, this is proudly displayed on the port fuselage side of the aircraft. Six american stars in the upper row indicate confirmed victories, 1 B-29 shot down on April 16th, 1945 and on the night of 25/26th of May of 1945 the crew managed to down 5 B-29s in one night. The 2 stars on the bottom row indicate damaged B-29s. Picture taken at Oppama Air Base, Japan, June 1945. 

Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko Aces (1945)

Imperial Japanese Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 “Kate” carrier bomber from the carrier Zuikaku, flying over Pearl Harbor with battleship row in flames. This “Kate”, tail code EII-307, was flown by F1c Masato Hatakenaka, accompanying him were PO2c Shuichi Ueno and F1c Kingoro Oizumi; December 7th, 1941.

Over Battleship Row

Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 "Zero" fighters on the flight deck of the Hiyo-class aircraft carrier Jun'yō during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 19-20, 1944. 