Interesting analysis of an outstanding movie, but one fact check regarding the shinden aircraft. > A key element in his strategy is the prototype of an advance

Interesting analysis of an outstanding movie, but one fact check regarding the shinden aircraft. > A key element in his strategy is the prototype of an advanced fighter plane, the Shinden, which never flew, Japan having surrendered before it was ready for action. Unlike Otoshima Island, the Shinden actually existed, though no photos or traces of it remain. There is a photo of one of the prototypes taken after the war right on the Wikipedia page, so I’m not sure why the author has this impression. That article also says the prototypes flew twice on test flights. Edit: and right, I actually saw it at the Udvar-Hazy Center near DC. The Smithsonian has the entire thing in pieces.