The first serial fighter-monoplane aircraft of Japan Imperial Army became the Ki-27. The first of two prototypes built by a Nakajima company was flying in October 1936. Series production was ordered in December 1937 as the Type 97 Fighter Model Ko (Ki-27a). Ki-27a had excellent maneuverability and was serious enemy for Soviet-built I-15bis and I-16 fighters in air battles over China and Mongolia in 1938-1939.
ITEM NUMBER 72201 SCALE 1:72 DATE 15.01.2017 TIME PERIOD Before 1950 MARKINGS Ði-27а, 1. Sentai Commander Toshio Kato, Nomonhan, June 1939. Ði-27а, 84. Dokuritsu Tutai, China, 1939. Ði-27а, 10.Tutai, China, April 1940. Ki-27a, 59. Sentai, 2. Tutai, Nomonhan, June 1939. MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) 104 x 157 mm BOX SIZE 247 x 183 x 33 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 65