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Aircraft History Built by Nakajima. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Type 1 Fighter / Ki-43-II Oscar manufacture number unknown. Wartime History Assigned to an unknown Sentai. This Oscar operated from the Hollandia area. In early 1944, this aircraft was abandoned by the Japanese largely intact at either Hollandia Airfield, Sentani Airfield or Cyclops Airfield. Wreckage During late April 1944, this Oscar was captured by the U.S. Army in the Hollandia area. Afterwards, inspected by Air Technical Intelligence Unit (ATIU) and assigned tail code XJ005. Between May 1944 until November 1944, this aircraft was repaired during free time by personnel from U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 5th Air Force (5th AF), 317th Troop Carrier Group (317th TCG), 41st Troop Carrier Squadron (41st TCS). During the restoration, this aircraft was stripped to a bare aluminum finish. On the fuselage and wings was a U.S. star and bar marking. On both sides of the nose below the cockpit was a stripe with "Rebuilt by the 41st Troop Carrier Sq." written in cursive with the squadron's motif of Felix the Cat carrying a kitten. The tail code XJ004 was painted in black on both sides of the tail. The tail rudder was painted red and white. Both main wheel hubs of the main landing gear had the 5th Air Force insignia. In November 1944 when the 41st Troop Carrier Squadron (41st TCS) moved northward, this Oscar was left in Hollandia. Sometime afterwards, this Oscar suffered a landing gear collapse or made a belly landing damaging the aircraft. Afterwards, towed to a boneyard area and abandoned. The ultimate fate of this aircraft is unknown. Likely, scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References This aircraft is known as Hollandia "Oscar #4" in recent analysis J-Aircraft - TAIC XJ005 (photos) J-Aircraft - The Captured Oscars of Hollandia by Dave Pluth (photos) Contribute
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