Ki-61 Hien "Tony"The Kasasaki Ki 61 Hien was unique among Japanese fighter aircraft of the Pacific War it had a liquid cooled engine, a long tapered nose, and high aspect ratio wings. It had a very European look to it in fact, when it first appeared in combat it was initially assumed to be a license built version of either the Messerschmitt Bf 109 or perhaps some unspecified Italian aircraft. In fact, its suspected Italian ancestry may have played a role in the

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but it proved itself a rugged fighter with the ability to dive at high speed to escape enemy planes

It was given the code name "Betty" by allied forces and over 2

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totaled 715 aircraft