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| JAAF 76th Dokuritsu Dai Chutai |
Aircraft History Built by Mitsubishi at the Oe-machi plant. At the factory, painted with overall gray. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft Shinshitei / Ki-46-II Dinah manufacture number unknown (four digits). Wartime History Assigned to the 76th Dokuritsu Dai Chutai (76th Independent Squadron). On the tail was the "S" unit marking and on the rear fuselage a vertical white stripe. This Dinah was abandoned at Gasmata Airfield on West New Britain. Wreckage On April 11, 1944 captured by the Australian Army in relatively intact condition. Brian Bennett adds: "[In the 1960s] This Ki-46 was at its original position near the strip before it was moved to the area between G3M2 Nell 3617 and the B5N Kate. I first saw the aircraft at Gasmata in mid-1972 I think it was. There were more bits of wreckage around the place in those days. The Ki-46 when I last saw it back in the late 90's was very sad having been dragged or pushed into a bomb crater which was being used as a rubbish and grass burn pit." References Pacific Aircraft Wrecks page 32 (lower photo, 1944), 60 (upper) Thanks to Ray Fairfield, Charles Darby, Brian Bennett and John Douglas for additional information Contribute
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