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  Ki-43-I Oscar Manufacture Number 726  
JAAF
? Sentai

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Ray Fairfield 1972

Aircraft History
Built by Nakajima at Ota during October 1942. Uncoded serial number 626. Assigned to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF). Assigned to ? Sentai. No known markings or tail code.

Wartime History
This Oscar was abandoned at Alexishafen Airfield.

Wreckage
Until the late 1970s, this Oscar remained in situ at Alexishafen Airfield. Ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared.

References
Production Record for the Type 1 Fighter (Ki-43) (Oscar) by Jim Long
Pacific Aircraft Wrecks (1979) page 13 (middle)
Thanks to Ray Fairfield for additional information

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November 9, 2019

 

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