A Ki-84 Frank.
The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate, Allied codename "Frank", was Japan's best fighter aircraft of World War 2. It could outturn and outrun the P-51 Mustang. Unlike the A6M Zero; the Frank had armour; self-sealing fuel tanks, and better armament. Only one Frank survives today.
History
The Hayate was concieved in the Spring of 1942, in response to a specification which demanded a third generation fighter combining a heavy armament with the manoeuvrability of the Ki 43 Hayabusa and the speed of the Ki 44 Shoki.[1]
References
- ↑ Green, William. Page 134
Bibliography
Green, William. Famous Fighters of the Second World War. Book Club Associates. 1979.