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Offline Blade

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Vampire in Japan
« on: April 20, 2009, 07:14:38 AM »




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Offline Yeager

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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2009, 10:23:21 AM »
It is a very beautiful aircraft.  Something about the Red Sun just makes a plane look good :)
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Offline frank3

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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2009, 12:08:39 PM »
Never knew the Vampire flew for Japan!
Always nice to see the red bullseye on a plane :D
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2009, 05:18:53 PM »
I never knew they operated T-28s post war either. Nice pics.  :aok
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2009, 05:35:58 PM »
Kewl - where is that?
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2009, 01:34:10 AM »
I'm curious whether all of those aircraft were actually operated by Japan, or whether the propaganda, erm, I mean education ministries simply slap Bulls-eyes on them to glorify the Empire...

Sorry, I have a stick up my bum about Japan.
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Offline frank3

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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2009, 05:05:26 AM »
They even have a T-6 Texas there! Maybe surplus aircraft bought from the US after the war? (not sure if Japan was allowed to have military aircraft though)
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2009, 06:33:52 AM »
thx all :)
I like Vampire too.


Japan purchased this Vampire T.Mk.55 for side-by-side trainer sumple in 1956. (Only one bought)
But Japan decided to adopt T-28.
This Vampire flew 1956 to 1960.(I think test flight only.)

And now , That Vampire display in Hamamatsu Air Park.

http://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/airpark/

...with A6M5a Zero-sen 52gata kou


Sorry , Im not good at English. :pray
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2009, 06:35:29 AM »
Thanks Blade, mata yoroshiku.
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2009, 06:39:30 AM »
The Japanese keep their birds in a lovely condition, sasuda.

Now an australian vampire in flying condition.



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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2009, 06:43:19 AM »
Quote from: frank3 on April 21, 2009, 05:05:26 AM
They even have a T-6 Texas there! Maybe surplus aircraft bought from the US after the war? (not sure if Japan was allowed to have military aircraft though)

They were allowed and still are alllowed to maintain a self defence force, I don't know when that was enforced and what a self defence force refers to tho.
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2009, 06:48:02 AM »
Quote from: Noir on April 21, 2009, 06:43:19 AM
They were allowed and still are alllowed to maintain a self defence force, I don't know when that was enforced and what a self defence force refers to tho.

Just enough to keep Godzilla and Mothra at bay.
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2009, 06:53:37 AM »
godzilla was the 1st movie monster to scare me when I was little-I still remember that an look back at how ridiculous it was.That zeke is just beautiful
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2009, 09:01:07 AM »
One of the best looking jets IMHO.
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Re: Vampire in Japan
« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2009, 10:16:11 AM »
The Japanese "Jietai" (self-defence force) has all the latest in weaponry including subs, fighters ,etc., upto and (some say) including nukes.  Do they actually posess nuclear weapons?  Probably not officially, but I'm assuming the US carriers that dock there have them and could use them in defense of Japan if the situation came up.
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