{"product_id":"ki-51-sonia-assault-plane","title":"KI-51 Sonia Assault Plane","description":"\u003cp\u003eClear Prop 1\/72.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eMitsubishi Ki-51\u003c\/b\u003e (Army designation \"\u003cb\u003eType 99 Assault Plane\u003c\/b\u003e\"; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II_Allied_names_for_Japanese_aircraft\" title=\"World War II Allied names for Japanese aircraft\"\u003eAllied nickname\u003c\/a\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eSonia\u003c\/b\u003e\") was a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Light_bomber\" title=\"Light bomber\"\u003elight bomber\u003c\/a\u003e\/\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dive_bomber\" title=\"Dive bomber\"\u003edive bomber\u003c\/a\u003e in service with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Imperial_Japanese_Army\" title=\"Imperial Japanese Army\"\u003eImperial Japanese Army\u003c\/a\u003e during \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e. It first flew in mid-1939. Initially deployed against Chinese forces, it proved to be too slow to hold up against the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter_aircraft\" title=\"Fighter aircraft\"\u003efighter aircraft\u003c\/a\u003e of the other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allies_of_World_War_II\" title=\"Allies of World War II\"\u003eAllied\u003c\/a\u003e powers. However, it performed a useful \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ground-attack_aircraft\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Ground-attack aircraft\"\u003eground-attack\u003c\/a\u003e role in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Burma_India_Theater\" title=\"China Burma India Theater\"\u003eChina-Burma-India theater\u003c\/a\u003e, notably from airfields too rough for many other aircraft. As the war drew to a close, the Japanese began using them in \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kamikaze\" title=\"Kamikaze\"\u003ekamikaze\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e attacks. Total production was around 2,385 units.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the day \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki\" title=\"Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki\"\u003eHiroshima was destroyed by an atomic bomb\u003c\/a\u003e, a single Ki-51 was responsible for the last Japanese sinking of a US warship, sinking \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/USS_Bullhead_(SS-332)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"USS Bullhead (SS-332)\"\u003eUSS \u003ci\u003eBullhead\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cspan class=\"nowrap\"\u003e(SS-332)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e with all hands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Lindbergh\" title=\"Charles Lindbergh\"\u003eCharles Lindbergh\u003c\/a\u003e, flying a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/P-38_Lightning\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"P-38 Lightning\"\u003eP-38 Lightning\u003c\/a\u003e, shot down a Ki-51\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKi-51B\u003c\/b\u003e: assault version with armor and bomb racks to carry 200 kg (441 lb) of bombs. It could also be fitted with an aerial camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/i.ebayimg.com\/images\/g\/04MAAOSw5-Bf9e~O\/s-l1600.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 1600px; width: 618px; height: 412px; margin: 0px;\" alt=\"Clear Prop CP72011 1\/72 Ki-51 Sonia ADVANCED kit | eBay\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/static.tildacdn.com\/tild6339-3133-4331-b961-356263616162\/5724190831.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"1\/72 CP72011 Ki-51 Sonia (shop)\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 1680px; width: 618px; height: 412px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/static.tildacdn.com\/tild6439-3062-4366-a366-313162663466\/1.JPG\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"1\/72 CP72011 Ki-51 Sonia (shop)\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 1330px; width: 618px; height: 351px; margin: 0.5px 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/static.tildacdn.com\/tild6265-3331-4666-a537-376331623934\/IMG_0439-Edit.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"1\/72 CP72011 Ki-51 Sonia (shop)\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 1680px; width: 618px; height: 412px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/static.tildacdn.com\/tild3864-3632-4431-a433-663931343237\/IMG_0413-Edit.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"1\/72 CP72011 Ki-51 Sonia (shop)\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 1680px; width: 618px; height: 412px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clear Prop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57794737734016,"sku":"CP72011","price":32.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/CP72011.jpg?v=1775211582","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/ki-51-sonia-assault-plane","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}