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Old 20th Nov 2020, 06:18
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Originally Posted by India Four Two
What were they thinking, naming it after the Peregrine Falcon?
I guess they were being aspirational. A closer Hayabusa was this:


Nakajima Ki-43

The photograph is chosen to illustrate what they did before Photoshop.

Last edited by FlightlessParrot; 21st Nov 2020 at 08:59. Reason: Typo
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