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Aircraft History Built by Kawasaki at Kagamigahara during May 1943. Uncoded serial number 199. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as as Type 3 Fighter Hein / Ki-61-Ia Tony manufacture number 299. Armament configuration "Ko" armament of 2 x 12.7mm Ho-103 machine cannons in the nose and two 7.7 mm Type 89 machine guns in the wings. Wartime History Assigned to the 68th Hiko Sentai or 78th Hiko Sentai. No known markings. During 1943 or early 1944, this Tony was abandoned at Alexishafen Airfield and likely stripped for usable parts. Wreckage Until 1984, the fuselage remained in situ at Alexishafen Airfield. Recovered in 1984 by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on behalf of the PNG Museum along with Ki-43 Oscar 5465 collected by the Australian War Memorial. These aircraft were transported on RAN Australian Naval Landing Ship Heavy Balikpapan along with A-20G "Hell N' Pelican" 42-86786. Bruce Hoy, former PNG Museum curator adds: "My name was spray painted on the side, during the transport to the PNG Museum. The War Memorial chaps could not spell Port Moresby either, spelling it 'Morseby', which was a bit of an embarrassment." During 1984 to 2002 displayed at the PNG Museum. In 2002, removed from the PNG Museum by Robert Greinert / HARS and exported to Australia. Reportedly it was to be restored for the PNG Museum. During June 2004, transported to Precision Aerospace. References Production figures of the Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony by Jim Long Papua New Guinea Ki-61 Tonys Move To Precision Aerospace by Robert Greinert Papua New Guinea (PNG) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) "Inquiry into the National Museum and Art Gallery and the Sale and Export of the Swamp Ghost Aircraft" Final Report, page 90 (Ki-61 Tony 299) Flight Journal "Return of the Swallow (Hein)" August 2013 Thanks to Bruce Hoy for additional information Contribute
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