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Kawasaki Ki.48-II Lily - Kawasaki Ki.48-II Lily
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Kawasaki Ki.48-II Lily - Kawasaki Ki.48-II Lily
Kawasaki Ki48-II Lily
Unit: 208the Light Bomber Air Combat Regiment, 3rd Company, New Guinea, April 1944
Designated a light bomber by the Japanese, the Ki.48 was Japan’s answer to the Russian SB-2 bombers encountered in China, which had proven almost as fast as the Ki-27 "Nates" sent to intercept them. Kawasaki received the specification in December 1937 and a team led by Doi Takeo based the design on lessons learned from the Ki.45 "Nick". The Ki.48 prototype was completed July 1939...
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