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| Keywords: Ki-43-I at Rabaul 1945.jpg A Japanese Nakajima Ki-43-I Hayabusa s/n 750 Allied code name Oscar in dense jungle 6 km from Vunakanau airfield Rabaul in September 1945 <br>This plane entered service in January 1943 and to Truk as part of the 1st and 11th Sentai Later it was move to served Rabaul New Britain The plane had severe front-end damage from its final landing but was repaired by Japanese servicemen with parts salvaged from a number of other Ki-43s It was then forwarded to Australia for the Australian War Memorial It was sold in 1954 to New Zealand and is today airworthy on display at the Flying Heritage Collection Everett Washington USA P00001 340 1945-09 Australian armed forces via RNZAF Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Rabaul WWII Flying Heritage Collection Black and white photographs | ||||
