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| JAAF 248th Hiko Sentai |
Aircraft History Built by Nakajima during September 1943. Uncoded serial number 894. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Ki-43-II Oscar manufacture number 5894. Wartime History Assigned to 248th Hiko Sentai (248th Flying Regiment) with spray paint applied green snake weave upper surfaces with the Sentai tail motif. This Oscar operated from the Hollandia area. During early 1944, abandoned at Cyclops Airfield. Wreckage During late April 1944, captured largely intact by the U.S. Army at Cyclops Airfield. Afterwards, inspected by Air Technical Intelligence Unit (ATIU). A photograph shows the tail motif and manufacture number 5894 on the tail. Repair During the middle of 1944, this Oscar and Ki-43-II Oscar 6430 were repaired at Cyclops Airfield by personnel from the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 84th Airdrome Squadron during free time. The line chief for both rebuilds was SSgt William Garza who was assisted by SSgt Hall. Both aircraft were repaired using spare parts found in the area and parts from other Oscars. This Oscar was stripped to bare aluminum finish and painted with U.S. star and bar markings and a red and white tail rudder. The cowl had a red ring with a circular motif with "84" for the 84th Airdrome Squadron. By August 1944, test flown in the Hollandia area but while landing suffered "not too great" damage to the landing gear. Afterwards was repaired and likely made additional flights. The ultimate fate of this aircraft is unknown. Likely, it was likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared at Hollandia. References This aircraft Production Record for the Type 1 Fighter (Ki-43) (Oscar) by Jim Long is known as Hollandia "Oscar #1" in recent analysis J-Aircraft - The Captured Oscars of Hollandia by Dave Pluth (photos) "Once, Twice, Four Times an Oscar" by Darryl Ford, October 2017 Nebraska History "Wrecked Japanese Planes" via Wayback Machine June 8, 2014 (photo) Contribute
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