Hi,
I’ve been searching high and low for some estimates of how many Kokusai Ki-76’s were built but found nothing so far.
The only thing I’ve come across was a quote from “World War II Airplanes Volume 2” that indicates it was built by Nippon Kokusai Koku Kogyo K.K from fall 1942 to 1944 but no hint of production volumes.
Do any of you have even a rough number?
Thanks!
By: Graham Boak - 20th May 2012 at 17:35
Try asking on j-aircraft.org. A lot of information has come available since Francillon’s book, you might be lucky.
By: Graham Boak - 20th May 2012 at 17:35
Try asking on j-aircraft.org. A lot of information has come available since Francillon’s book, you might be lucky.
By: bogey.io - 20th May 2012 at 16:51
Thanks for a quick response. I was afraid that might be the case, I’ll just go with a gut feeling given the ‘considerable service’ and years in production and Japan’s baseline for production numbers for observation numbers.
By: bogey.io - 20th May 2012 at 16:51
Thanks for a quick response. I was afraid that might be the case, I’ll just go with a gut feeling given the ‘considerable service’ and years in production and Japan’s baseline for production numbers for observation numbers.
By: J Boyle - 20th May 2012 at 16:37
Per Francillon’s excellent Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, Putnam 1970, 1979, 1987:
“An undetermined number of Ki-76s were built by Nippon Kokusai Kogu Kogyo K.K. between 1941 and 1944.”
He notes the type saw “considerable service with artillery units until the end of the war” as well as use as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft.
If Francillon doesn’t have a number, there probably isn’t a number to be found.
By: J Boyle - 20th May 2012 at 16:37
Per Francillon’s excellent Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, Putnam 1970, 1979, 1987:
“An undetermined number of Ki-76s were built by Nippon Kokusai Kogu Kogyo K.K. between 1941 and 1944.”
He notes the type saw “considerable service with artillery units until the end of the war” as well as use as an anti-submarine patrol aircraft.
If Francillon doesn’t have a number, there probably isn’t a number to be found.
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