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  Ki-48-II Lily    Babo
JAAF
? Hiko Sentai

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1970

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Ray Fairfield 1969

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Roy Worcester 1973

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Bill Frost 1974

Aircraft History
Built by Kawasaki. True serial number unknown (three digits). Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Type 99 Light Bomber Kyu Kyu Sohkei / Ki-48-II Otsu (Lily) manufacture number unknown (four digits).

Wartime History
Assigned to an unknown Hiko Sentai (Flying Reigment). No known markings or tail code. While parked at Babo Airfield sustained damage around the cockpit and middle of the fuselage. Afterwards, stripped for usable parts and abandoned in the open.

Wreckage
Until the 1980s, this Lily remained in situ at Babo Airfield. The nose section was missing and the aircraft had shrapnel damage .

Salvage
During the 1980s, moved to the tarmac area of Babo Airfield then via Biak to the Indonesian Air Force Museum at Yogyakarta Airfield (Adisucipto).

Restoration
This Lily was placed into storage at the Indonesian Air Force Museum (AURI) and was placed into storage and is not on public display.

References
Aeroplane Monthly "A Shadow of the Rising Sun" by John Hooper January 1974

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Last Updated
February 19, 2024

 

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