ICM 1/72 72202 Ki-27b, Japanese Army Fighter
Markings Ki-27b, Captain Kenji Shimada, commander of 1. Chutai 11. Sentai, Nomonhan, June 1939. Ki-27b, Sergeant Shigeru Takuwa, 64. Sentai, 1. Chutai, Nomonhan, August 1939. Ki-27b, 24. Sentai, 2. Chutai, China, December 1941. Ki-27b, 244. Sentai, Japan, 1944. Model size (length x width) 104 x 157 mm
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.