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  Ki-46-II Dinah Manufacture Number ????  
JAAF
Attached
IJN
202 Kōkūtai

Pilot  P. O. Tomihiko Tanaka (KIA)
Observer  P. O. Shinji Kawahara (KIA)

Crashed  August 17, 1943

Aircraft History
Built by Mitsubishi. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft Shinshitei / Ki-46-II Dinah manufacture number unknown.

Wartime History
Assigned to 202 Kōkūtai (202 Air Group). Grey overall paint scheme.

Mission History
On August 17, 1943 took off piloted by P. O. Tomihiko Tanaka on a reconnaissance mission over Darwin. This Dinah was shot down into the sea north of Darwin.

References
Thanks to Bob Alford for additional information

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Last Updated
December 26, 2023

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