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| JAAF 70th Dokuritsu Dai Shijugo Chutai |
Pilot Lt. Saburo Shinohara (KIA) Observer Lt. Hideo Ura (KIA) Crashed August 17, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Mitsubishi at the Oe-machi plant during late November 1943. At the factory painted overall gray. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft Shinshitei / Ki-46-II Dinah manufacture number 2273. Wartime History Assigned to the 70th Dokuritsu Dai Shijugo Chutai (70th Independent Command Squadron). The tail a reversed "S" in white representing a river, the motif of the squadron. Mission History On August 17, 1943 took off piloted by Lt. Saburo Shinohara on a reconnaissance mission over Darwin. This aircraft was shot down and crashed onto the north of Bathurst Island. Wreckage Afterwards, a team from Allied intelligence located the crash site on Bathurst Island. The team located manufacture number 2273 and the crash was assigned SWPA Technical Reference code NW 1409. References Record of Ki-46 Manufacture Numbers by Jim Long SWPA Technical Summary No. 144 Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific, Intelligence Summary October 6, 1943 page 9 "NW 1409 / 17 Aug 43 / Dinah / 2273 / Bathurst Is." Darwin's Air War (Revised Edition) pages 79, 117 Thanks to Bob Alford for additional information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated July 13, 2023 |
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