• Aircraft:

  Kawasaki Ki 61 Hien

• Reg: photos
• Serial #:

  299

• Airline: Japan - Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
• Photo Date: Mar 16, 1988
• Uploaded: May 25, 2015
• Other Location - PNG War Museum, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Ki 61 Ident Correction - Low res front Portside view of an engineless nose and cockpit area of 'chopped' WWII vintage Japan - Army (Imperial Japanese Army Air Service) Kawasaki Ki 61 Hien (Tony) at the PNG War Museum in Port Moresby on 16Mar1988. Brief History: ‘Kawasaki Ki-61-Ia Tony - [Possibly Uncoded Serial Number 199] Manufacture Number 299. Built by Kawasaki during May 1943. Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as a Type 3 Fighter Hien (Swallow). 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. Assigned to the 68th Hiko Sentai or 78th Hiko Sentai. No known markings. During 1943 or early 1944, this Tony was abandoned at Alexishafen Airfield and likely stripped for usable parts. Until 1984, the fuselage remained in situ at Alexishafen Airfield. Recovered in 1984 by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on behalf of the PNG Museum. During 1984 to 2002 displayed at the PNG War Museum. In 2002, removed from the PNG Museum and exported to Australia. [The Portside fuselage had white paint applied to cover spray painted words (Museum Curator’s Name and mis-spelt P Morseby)]’. Ref: Pacific Wrecks website. This Image was incorrectly uploaded as Ki 61 Cn 640. Apologies.

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