Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa / Oscar: WarPaint #147 softcover
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa / Oscar: WarPaint #147 softcover
One of the great unsung fighters of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force was Nakajima's Ki-43 Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon). Codenamed 'Oscar' by the Allies, the aircraft was frequently mistaken for the Navy's A6M2 Zero by those encountering it in combat, to the extent that it was widely referred to by its adversaries as the 'Army 0'.
Highly regarded in Japan, where it was much more widely recognised than the Zero, the Ki-43 was the only Japanese fighter from the Pacific War to see active service with other air forces, being supplied to both Thailand and Manchukuo by the Japanese, but also seeing use by France in Indochina, and by the air forces of Indonesia, the Republic of China, and North Korea, who pressed abandoned but airworthy airframes into service, some of which survived into the early 1950s.
Author Daniel Kowalczuk has compiled a compelling narrative that puts the aircraft in context, describes its development and active service history in detail, and explains how it came to be so widely regarded by the Japanese-so much so that it is the aircraft of choice for producers of Anime rather than its better known contemporary.
Published spring 2025, pages, black & white and colour photographs, walk around, colour profiles, colour illustrations. black & white line drawings, variants and fleet lists, softcover, A4 format, 21 cm x 29.7 cm
Warpaint Series
Produced by Hall Park Books editor Alan W. Hall, these British produced and printed A4 magazine format (21 cm x 29.7 cm) books each describe in accurate detail a particular aircraft type, with the modeler and aviation enthusiast in mind. Most volumes include 1:72 scale three view plans, and a selection of colour profiles as well as black & white and colour photographs, including detail / walk around photos. A concise history of the type is included, in some cases including international operators.
Aircraft titles range from World War I to the post war period, and include the majority of RAF and Fleet Air Arm aircraft, but also feature many USAAF, USAF, US Navy and Luftwaffe machines. Few contemporary aircraft are featured as Warpaints discuss and illustrate the definitive history of the aircraft involved. Experienced and well established authors and artists are employed in order to accurately portray the subject aircraft, and every effort is made to include previously unpublished information or images. Warpaint Books vary in length and thus page count depending on the content, and are priced accordingly.
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Complete and detailed history
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Complete production list
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Squadrons, units and individual aircraft serials and codes
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1:72nd scale plans
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Comprehensive specifications
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Superb colour camouflage profiles
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colour and black & white photography
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In detail pictures
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Model kit, decal and accessory list
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