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Mitsubishi Ki-83 2025-11-12

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Mitsubishi Ki-83 - Long range escort fighter

The Mitsubishi Ki-83 was designed by a team lead by Tomio Kubo to meet the requirements for a long range escort fighter. The first Ki-83 prototype was completed in October 1944 and flew the following month on 18 November. Plans for production were never finalized, because in 1945 the JAAF had to give priority to the production of intercept fighters. It was a two-seater with the second crew member(navigator/radio) positioned in a separate,cramped compartment in the fuselage behind the wings...