HYPERION HAYATE 25

PHOTOS BY PETE HALL A South Pacific Japanese fighter with impressive performance THE NAKAJIMA KI-84 HAYATE (ìGaleî in Japanese; Allied code name ìFrankî) was the late WW II successor to the fabled Ki-43 Hayabusa (ìFalconî; Allied code name ìOscarî), the standard Japanese Army fighter. It was known as a fast, rugged, well-armed interceptor that could give most of the contemporary Allied fighters, such as the Mustang and Thunderbolt, a real run for their money. It...