Eric Queen Posted March 16, 2019 Share #1 Posted March 16, 2019 Sold for $686.50. Honestly if I had seen this photo at a show for 25 cents I would not have bought it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1945-USMC-VMF-441-Marines-Blackjacks-Yokosuka-Japan-airplane-photo-/382708255787?_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted March 16, 2019 Share #2 Posted March 16, 2019 Well...only 2 of the 4 bidders saw something in it worth more than $29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted March 16, 2019 Share #3 Posted March 16, 2019 What is the twin engined plane in the foreground? Looks like a Martin Marrauder with a tail wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Posted March 16, 2019 Share #4 Posted March 16, 2019 Nothing to see here, other than a mediocre snapshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted March 16, 2019 Share #5 Posted March 16, 2019 The problem now is will the winner pay. What is that plane in the foreground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmoore456 Posted March 16, 2019 Share #6 Posted March 16, 2019 IMHO they look like Japanese planes on Iwo Jima. Twin engine a Betty and the fighter in the background the Frank, Japans copy of the P47. Still not worth the price. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Quarter Posted March 16, 2019 Share #7 Posted March 16, 2019 IMHO they look like Japanese planes on Iwo Jima. Twin engine a Betty and the fighter in the background the Frank, Japans copy of the P47. Still not worth the price. Ray That's what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnicklfritz Posted March 16, 2019 Share #8 Posted March 16, 2019 ?? .. weird, but perhaps they thought they were bidding on the whole album and not just the picture. Wouldn't be the first time someone didn't read all the way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted March 16, 2019 Share #9 Posted March 16, 2019 I went to the original listing and realize that i didn't have all the facts. The third highest bidder set the reserve that took the price to 600 and the last 2 bidders started at over 600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pararaftanr2 Posted March 16, 2019 Share #10 Posted March 16, 2019 I believe the twin engine aircraft in the foreground is actually a Mitsubishi Ki-109 heavy interceptor, which was a late-war conversion from the Ki-67 "Peggy" medium bomber. The plane was modified by sealing the bomb bay and removing all defensive armament, other than a tail gun, replacing the glass nose with a solid nose that housed a 75mm cannon. The purpose was to try and intercept the B-29 raids. Unfortunately for the Japanese, the engines they fitted were not powerful enough to reach the altitude of the B-29s. Based on a quick Google image search, only a handful of photos of this aircraft appear to be out there. Maybe to an aircraft historian, or a hobbyist into that particular plane, the price was justifiable, but it does seem way to much for a small, blurry photo. I agree the single engine fighter is a "Frank", photos of which are numerous. Below (seen at a similar angle) is a captured example painted black for the night intercept role. When the B-29s changed tactics and went to low altitude fire bombing at night, the Ki-109 was hoped to be more successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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