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  Ki-46-II Dinah Manufacture Number 2417  
JAAF

Aircraft History
Built by Mitsubishi at the Oe-machi plant during middle April 1943. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft Shinshitei / Ki-46-II Dinah manufacture number 2417.

Wartime History
Assigned to an unknown unit. No known markings.

Mission History
This Dinah crashed near Boe (Mboe) on the south central coast of Choiseul Island.

Wreckage
Between January 21 - February 19, 1944 surveyed by Allied Technical Intelligence Unit (ATIU). The wreckage was partially covered by sand and partially covered by water at high tide and deemed to have crashed a long time previously.

References
Production figures of the Mitsubishi Ki.46 by Jim Long
Thanks to Richard Dunn for additional information

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Last Updated
December 26, 2023

 

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