The highest-scoring Japanese naval aviator was Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, credited with 87 victories. A Japanese photographer shot several in flight photographs of UI-105, which was flown by Nishizawa while assigned to the 251 Kokutai operating out of Rabaul in May of 1943. On 25OCT44 he led the escort group during the first Kamikaze mission in the Philippines, claiming two American aircraft. The following day he was flying as a passenger on a transport plane when it was attacked and shot down by two US Navy F6F Hellcats. Nishizawa died in the crash.
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Such and excellent rendition of this a/c Jeff, I hope to do half as well one day.
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Thanks Warren! If I were to do this scheme again I would make the overspray slightly less dense. I also wonder if the prop blades were not toned down as well but there’s no way to be sure.
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An excellent result, Jeff. I do think you’re right that the green overspray should be less dense, but that’s more “edumacated guesstimae” than something solid, just from knowing how other airplanes from the time and place were done – from the photo, your rendition certainly “holds water.”
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Thanks Tom, I think a looser overspray would be more visually interesting, at least.
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Stunning Jeff- really like the overspray effect you got.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete!
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