WWII fighter displayed at builder's plant in central Japan

WWII fighter displayed at builder's plant in central Japan

A "Hien" fighter plane, used by the Japanese military during World War II, is shown to the press at Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s plant in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 18, 2015. The plant, which produced some 3,000 units of the aircraft, will repair the only existing plane, owned by the Japan Aeronautic Association of Tokyo, ahead of display at the company's museum in Kobe, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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