The Kyushu Shinden first tested its wings on Aug. 3, 1945. Two more quick test sorties, said to have been made on Aug. 6 and 9, the dates when atomic bombs exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were the last flights for the Shinden. Six days later Japan surrendered, ending the war and the need for the Shinden.
Radical Japanese fighter overcome by events
by Frederick Johnsen | Sep 22, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251009, aviation museums, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Of Wings & Things, Opinion, Pilots, Warbirds | 0 comments