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Aircraft History Built by Kyushu. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 2 Primary Trainer Model 11 / K9W1 Momiji. Wartime History At the end of the Pacific War, this aircraft was surrendered to the Allies and flown to Tebrau Airfield by a Japanese pilot. Postwar This aircraft was one of sixty-four collected by Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit–South East Asia (ATAIU-SEA) by RAF Squadron Leader Prosho. At Tebrau Airfield, each plane was painted with Royal Air Force (RAF) and "ATAIU-SEA" on the fuselage in white and were flown by Japanese pilots for the press or visiting dignitaries. One of four Japanese aircraft selected for shipment to the United Kingdom for Air Ministry Intelligence and Ministry of Aircraft Production. This plane was referred to as an "Cypress" [sic Momiji]. The other three planes were A6M5 Zero, Ki-46-III Dinah 5439, Ki-100-1b 8476M. Disassembled by Japanese personnel under the supervised of No. 390 MU Seletar. During June 1946, shipped from Singapore to the United Kingdom. On August 24, 1946 arrives Portsmouth and likely assigned to Royal Air Force (RAF) No 47 MU Sealand, near Liverpool for crating and storage and recorded there as an ‘Oscar II’ in Feb 1947 which type was the similar layout Nakajima Ki-43. Storage During February 1957 it is believed this aircraft arrived in the United Kingdom. During 1958 damaged during a fire at RAF Wroughton and discarded or scrapped. References Some sources misidentify this airrcraft as a "Cypress" or use the Allied code name for the type. In fact, this was a K9W1 Momiji. Contribute
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