Aircraft History
Built by Mitsubishi estimated date of assembly middle of January 1943. True serial number ????. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF). Assigned to ? Sentai.
Wartime History
During 1944, this bomber operated from Kamiri Airfield on Noemfoor Island (Noemfoer, Noemfor) and was unservicable at the airfield as of approximately late April 1944.
Wreckage
This bomber was captured by U.S. Army on July 2, 1944. This aircraft was evaluated by Air Technical Intelligence Unit (ATIU) on July 8, 1944.
References
Production Record for the Type 97 Heavy Bomber (Ki-21) (Sally) by Jim Long page 3
ATIU / Crashed Enemy Aircraft Report 17 (CEAR 17)
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November 9, 2019
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