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Aircraft History Built by Kawasaki at Kagamigahara during May 1943. Uncoded serial number 192. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as as Type 3 Fighter Hein / Ki-61-Ia Tony manufacture number 292. Armament configuration "Ko" armament of 2 x 12.7mm Ho-103 machine cannons in the nose and two 7.7 mm Type 89 machine guns in the wings. Wartime History Assigned to the 68th Hiko Sentai or 78th Hiko Sentai. No known markings. This Tony made a wheels up landing at Alexishafen Airfield. Afterwards, abandoned on the northern side of the runway. Wreckage Until the early 1970s, this aircraft remained in situ at Alexishafen Airfield with the tail section removed. Ray Fairfield recalls: "You can just see the rectangular hole on the starboard side of the fuselage, just below the windscreen framing. This wreck was located on the north side of the runway, positioned towards the western end of the strip, if I'm right." Recovery Sometime after 1972, this wreck was dismantled by Charles Darby but never removed. In August 1999, the cockpit section and wings remained and were recovered by Robert Jarrett / Classic Jet Fighter Museum and exported to Australia. Display The cockpit section was displayed at Classic Jet Fighter Museum. During 2006 it was moved to Precision Aerospace then later returned to Classic Jet Fighter Museum. Since 2021, center section with rectangular repair is displayed at The Australian National Aviation Museum (Moorabbin Aircraft Museum). The wing section was sold to Kermit Weeks / Fantasy of Flight in the offsite storage and not on public display. References Production figures of the Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony by Jim Long Pacific Aircraft Wrecks page 13 (middle), page 42 (upper) Papua New Guinea Ki-61 Tonys Move To Precision Aerospace by Robert Greinert: "Tony 292 is unique as a relic and following a request from Murray Griffiths, CEO of the Precision Aerospace, it was agreed to loan the unit for display in the rapidly developing Museum. It is proposed to display the relic in a jungle setting next to some of its former opponents ala P40's, P39's and Wirraway." J-Aircraft "Ki-61 unrestored wing section - And a visit to Weeks Air Museum, 1987" Thanks to Robert Jarrett and Jim Long for additional information Contribute
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