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Aircraft History Built by Nakajima during the end of September 1943. Uncoded serial number 335. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Army Army Type 100 Heavy Bomber Donryu / Ki-49-II (Helen) manufacture number 3335. Wartime History Assigned to an unknown Hiko Sentai (Air Regiment). No known markings or tail code. Mission History This Helen crashed south of Boram Airfield near Wewak. Wreckage The crash site of this Helen remains in situ roughly a 30 minute walk from Makom village near Boram Airfield. During the 1970s, David Pennefather found human remains, part of a sword, a case for glasses, cigarette case and a razor and a Japanese identification tag for 1st Lt. Nobuo Tanekane, 9604. John Douglas visited in 1999: "I first went to this wreck around 1999. Since then, parts have been scrapped. Local lore is that there were women and children in wreckage. Maybe they mistook younger Japanese crew members for children." Justin Taylan visted in 2004: "The locals had dug out the two engines, buried in the ground. The outer wings were there, wreckage and some bones they had collected from the site. References "Nakajima Ki-49 Serial Numbers" by Jim Long for production data Contribute
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