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Aircraft History Built by Kawasaki at Kagamigahara. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Type 3 Fighter Hein / Ki-61-Ib Tony manufacture number 7?? (last two digits unknown). This aircraft had "Ko" armament of 2 x 12.7mm Ho-103 machine cannons in the nose with two 7.7 mm Type 89 machine guns in the wings. Wartime History Assigned to an unknown Sentai. This Tony was damaged or disabled at Babo Airfield. Wreckage This Tony was abandoned at Babo Airfield. The fuselage was cut forward of the Hinomaru, possibly by the Japanese during the Pacific War to salvage the tail section. The front half of the fuselage with the wings attached was pushed off a ravine into a dump area near the control tower. Bruce Fenstermaker recalls: "On the leading edge of the wing in the gun port fairing I observed the manufacture number. It was in the 700's series, possibly 727, i will have to check my notes." Until 1991, this Tony remained in situ Babo Airfield. Wreckage included the wings, fuselage and engine. The fuselage was damaged or cut off beyond the cockpit. A battered Ki-61 tail section was in the same area, but unclear if it is associated with this aircraft, or another. In 1991, recovered by Bruce Fenstermaker in a salvage was funded by the Santa Monica Museum of Flying and was shipped to California, where it immediately was placed on auction but did not sell. In 1993 or 1994, Santa Monica Museum of Flying exported this aircraft to Russia with A6M3 Zero 3869, presumably for restoration. No work was done on this airframe for Santa Monica's project. During March 2008, in storage at Voenno-Patrioticheskoe Obshestvo “Vysota” in St. Petersburg and offered for sale on Barnstormers.com for $80,000. It is unclear of the Tony was sold or remains in Russia. References Thanks to Bruce Fenstermaker and Gerald Yagen for information. Barnstormers eFlyer "Backyard Treasures" by Sergei N. Stepanenko 2008 (photos) Contribute
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