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  Ki-43-II Oscar Manufacture Number 5106  
JAAF
? Sentai

Aircraft History
Built by Nakajima during January 1943. Uncoded serial number 106. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as as Type 1 Fighter Hayabusa / Ki-43-II Oscar manufacture number 5106.

Wartime History
Assigned to an unknown Sentai (Flying Regiment) in New Guinea. This Oscar was abandoned near Alexishafen Airfield near the Biges River.

Wreckage
Until the late 1990s, this Oscar remained in situ. During the late 1990s, John Douglas visited and photographed the wreckage.

References
Production Record for the Type 1 Fighter (Ki-43) (Oscar) by Jim Long

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Last Updated
April 28, 2022

 

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