AZ Model – AZ7881 – Yokosuka K5Y1 “Willow”

Description:

Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a Japanese WWII and late 30s trainer aircraft Yokosuka K5Y, often referred as Kawanishi K5Y or Navy Type 93 Intermediate Trainer, the official name when introduced in service in 1934. Over 5000 units were produced in 3 different variants, being K5Y1 the variant fixed tail-skid landing gear. Yokosuka designed the aircraft based in the previous Navy Type 91 Intermediate Trainer but Kawanishi refined the design until its production shape, this is the reason of the naming confusion. Almost every maker in Japan of the 30s and WWII produced the type, including Mitshubishi, Nakajima or Fuji.

The Yokosuka K5Y is two-seat unequal-span biplane aircraft that served as main intermediate trainer for the Japanese Navy through all the WWII.

AZ Model adds new decals to kit released in 2013 and based on Valom kit, find them all in the related kits section.

This new release from 2024 include three Japanese markings dated from 1938 onwards. Decals are designed and printed by Rising Decals.