On December 27, 1942, the Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū flew for the first time, becoming one of Japan's fastest and most heavily armed twin-engine bombers of World War Two.

Although often dismissed as ‘followers’ by many both in the lead-up to and during the Second World War, the huge Japanese aviation industry was producing outstanding designs with a different design ...

The Ki-67 emerged into a world where Japanese forces were everywhere being pushed back and assailed by vast quantities of Allied aircraft. The Hiryū saw considerable action during its relatively brief ...