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Aircraft History Built by Kawasaki at Kagamigahara completed in late June 1945. Constructors Number 16336. During early July 1945 delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Ki-100 Otsu / Ki-100-1b manufacture number 8476M at the Kagamigahara Army Depot. Wartime History In early August 1945, ferried by pilot Sgt Y. Kishi from Japan to Tân Sơn Nhứt Airfield near Saigon in Indochina (Vietnam). As a newly arrived aircraft, it is unclear if this plane was assigned to a Hiko Sentai (Flying Regiment). In early September 1945 after the surrender of Japan, surrendered in flying condition to Allied forces. Postwar During early November 1945 the engine was serviced by Japanese personnel and Sgt Kishi permitted to conduct a test flights. On November 26, 1945 took off from Tân Sơn Nhứt Airfield piloted by Sgt Kishi on a flight to nearby Bien Hoa Airfield but the landing gear did not extend and instead returned and belly landed damaging the propeller, tail wheel and oil cooler. Afterwards, repaired by Japanese personnel using parts from other aircraft including the propeller from a Ki-46 Dinah, oil cooler and landing gear door from a Ki-84 Frank, wing pylon and tail wheel from a Ki-61 Tony. By December 1945 fully repaired and likely flown to Tebrau Airfield in southern Malaysia. 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. On March 25, 1946 one of 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 "Oscar" [sic Ki-100]. The other three planes were A6M5 Model 52 Zero, Ki-46-III Dinah 5439 and K9W1 Momiji. Disassembled and crated 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. In February 1947 noted as an "Oscar II" [sic]. By February 1948 at German Air Force Equipment Centre at RAF Stanmore Park and listed as an "Oscar" [sic] Storage It is believed this Ki-100 arrived in the United Kingdom during February 1947 and was misidentified as a Type 1 Fighter / Ki-43-III Oscar. Placed into storage, later transferred to the St. Athen collection of Axis aircraft. When the St. Athan collection closed, this plane was moved to Aerospace Museum at Cosford (RAF Cosford). Display On January 30, 2012, placed on public display inside the hanger at Aerospace Museum at Cosford (RAF Cosford) in Hanger 5 with reference 85/AF/68. Restored with green upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces with tail number 24 and a white vertical stripe on the rear fuselage and a yellow identification stripe on the leading edge of the wings and a red four pointed star on over the 20mm cannon ports. References Air Pictorial November 1954 this plane is listed as an "Oscar" [sic] RAF Museum - Kawasaki Ki-100 RAF Museum - Individual History Ki-100-1B BAPC.83/8476M Museum Accession Number 85/AF/68 [PDF] Aeroplane Monthly by Giuseppe Picarella February 2006 pages 70-75 Contribute
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