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>>16932287
>The first unit to change over from the Nate to the Oscar was the famed "Hayabusa" (Peregrine) 64th fighter wing famed for the red falcon under their Ki-27 cockpits, which had policed the North China skies since 1938 and made quite a name in the Japanese press for their exploits against the Chinese AF as well as Soviet and American Volunteers. Hence the new plane was named "Hayabusa" by the Army's publicity men and the press and they tried to regain their lost prestige (vis a vis the Navy's Zero) with the new ship. It was hardly a secret! Needing glory and recognition before the public, the Army played up the Oscar with a feature motion picture and a pop song from it: "The Kato Hayabusa Fighter Wing" about the 64th
Well, that's one way to try to top the IJN.