Army Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa(Ki-43-1) 59th Hiko Sentai (Malayan Hayabusa) (Plastic model) - HobbySearch Military Model Store

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- The 59th Flight Squadron was the first to deploy the Army's first retractable landing gear fighter, the Type 1 fighter (Ki-43/Hayabusa 1 type).
- Subsequently, 64 Squadron was deployed.
- When the Type 97 fighter was first modified, both squadrons suffered mid-air disintegration accidents due to insufficient strength of the aircraft, and the main wings had to be reinforced and repaired, so both squadrons returned to Tachikawa from their base in China and repaired the aircraft. After being refurbished, she advanced to French Indochina (present-day Vietnam) and prepared for the outbreak of war.
- Both squadrons were responsible for directly guarding the landing fleet of the Army during the invasion of Malaya at the beginning of the war, providing air control over the ground forces, and supporting allied bombers, with a cruising range 1.5 times longer than that of the 1997 Battle, and a maximum speed of 35 km/h. Utilizing its excellent aircraft performance and high speed, it played an active role and achieved military results.

[1 box contains 2 Hayabusa type kits with decals for 5 aircraft]
- Based on the latest historical research, we have prepared 5 aircraft paints for the 1st and 2nd squadrons of the 59th Squadron, which was the first to deploy the Hayabusa type in the Japanese Army Squadron.
- The decals are made by high quality Italian company Cartograf.
- Comes with color painting instructions for convenient painting.

Item Size/Weight : 19.2 x 11.2 x 3.1 cm / 55g