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Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū “Peggy” Technical Manual Collection

A focused collection of five Japanese-language manuals and one English-language photographic collection documenting the Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū, Allied reporting name “Peggy”, the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service’s advanced twin-engine heavy bomber of the Second World War.

The Ki-67 was developed as a powerful departure from Japan’s traditional lightweight, long-range bomber philosophy. Its mid-wing cantilever monoplane layout, streamlined fuselage, self-sealing fuel tanks, robust structure, large balanced control surfaces, and heavy defensive armament supported an aircraft noted for its speed, agility, and low-altitude handling.

Technical and operational reference points

  • Wing area: 65.85 m² (708.8 sq ft).
  • Powerplant: twin Mitsubishi Ha-104 18-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled radial engines with four-blade constant-speed metal propellers.
  • Output: 1,900 hp for takeoff, 1,810 hp at 2,200 m, and 1,610 hp at 6,100 m.
  • Maximum speed: 537 km/h (334 mph) at 6,090 m.
  • Cruising speed: 400 km/h (249 mph) at an operational altitude of 8,000 m.
  • Climb: 6,000 m in 14 minutes 30 seconds.
  • Service ceiling: 9,470 m (31,070 ft).
  • Standard range: 3,800 km (2,360 miles).
  • Payload: 800 kg (1,764 lb) of internal bomb-bay ordnance or one Type 91 centerline aerial torpedo.

Collection contents

Armament

  • Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu T-2 AMC: Gun Turret Operating Instructions Manual Supplement, 三式砲塔(キ67用)取扱説明書附録 (Japanese language).

Operating and maintenance

  • Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu Maintenance Instructions, キ67取扱参考資料 (Japanese language).
  • Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu T-2 AMC, Maintenance Reference Material, キ六七取扱參考 (Japanese language).

Equipment

  • Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu Type 4 Heavy Bomber Oxygen Equipment Installation Manual, 四式重爆撃機酸素裝備法 (Japanese language).

Slides, photographs and brochures

  • Ki-67 Photographic Collection (English language).

Variants and modifications represented in the reference material

  • Ki-67-I (Ko / Otsu): standard production bomber with a dorsal 20 mm Ho-5 cannon and four 12.7 mm Type 1 machine guns.
  • Ki-67-I Kai: specialized anti-shipping naval version adapted for long-range torpedo operations.
  • Ki-67-II: high-performance prototype upgrade with dual 2,400 hp Mitsubishi Ha-214 radial engines.
  • Ki-109: heavy day/night interceptor variant with the bomb bay removed for a fixed 75 mm Type 88 nose cannon.
  • “To-Gō” kamikaze: stripped defensive turrets with plywood fairings and a 2,900 kg Sakura-dan shaped charge.

Owning this collection means holding a compact research record of the Hiryū’s airframe design, powerplant installation, oxygen equipment, armament systems, maintenance practice, and photographic appearance. It is suited to collectors, historians, model researchers, and anyone studying Japanese wartime aircraft engineering through original-language technical material.

Collection size: 5 manuals and photographic references. No variant grouping.

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