1/72 A54 Choroszy Ka-8 Experimental Two Seat Fighter
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: Exc
Very Rare model from 2001. This is a superb high-definition resin model that is highly detailed. Features an excellent cockpit and much more. Includes full decals and paint guide. The kit has never been started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags. In 1933 Mitsubishi and Nakajima submitted designs to the Japanese Navy for a two seat fighter. The first prototype was completed in January 1934 and first flown by Yoshitaka Kajima at Kagam. After the Navy evaluated the aircraft, modifications were made to the second prototype and it was delivered to the Navy for further evaluation. While being tested on September 16, 1934 at Yokosuka it disintegrated while pulling out of a dive. The pilot survived but the observer did not. Further testing of the design was discontinued after this accident. As it turned out, the Navy did not have great enthusiasm for the two-seat fighter concept, but the experience gained by Mitsubishi with this model was incorporated into the Type 0 Observation Aircraft with the Allied code name Pete.
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