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  K5Y1 Willow    Chureng
IAF

Former Assignments
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Unknown 1989

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Dirgantara Mandala 2019

Aircraft History
Designed by Yokosuka. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 93 Intermediate Training Aircraft / K5Y1 Willow manufacture number unknown.

Wartime History
This K5Y1 operated in Netherlands East Indies (NEI). At the end of the Pacific War, acquired by the Dutch then Indonesian forces and used during the Indonesian National Revolution (Indonesian War of Independence). In Indonesian service the plane was known as Chureng.

Display
During the 1980s, displayed at the ABRI Satriamandala Museum (Satria Mandala Museum) (Indonesian National Armed Forces Museum) outdoors under a a pavilion. This plane is painted in Indonesian Air Force (IAF) markings with 62 on the rear fuselage and tail code TJ. The tail rudder was painted red and white. Since the early 2000s, moved to Museum Dirgantara Mandala Yogyakarta Indonesia (Indonesian Air Force Museum) and displayed indoors.

References
J-Aircraft - K5Y1 Willow Walkaround (photos circa 1990s)

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Last Updated
August 31, 2023

 

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