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Kawasaki Type 3 Fighter / Ki-61 Hein (Tony)
Listing by manufacture number.

List by Kawasaki Manufacture Number
Ki-61-Ia
Ki-61 131  noted by Charles Darby
Ki-61 175  built February 1943 abandoned at Hansa Bay before June 24, 1944 ATIU investigated
Ki-61 177  built February 1943 Wewak noted by Charles Darby, fitted with tailplane of #367 and left lower u/c door of #278. [No. '347' painted in] vermillion on main u/c doors
Ki-61 183  captured at Lae Airfield
Ki-61 195  abandoned Borpop Airfield
Ki-61 239  built April 1943 crashed July 24, 1943 near Asaloka
Ki-61 244  built April 1943 Captured at Lae, ATIU - tail number unknown
Ki-61 263  captured Cape Gloucester Airfield salvaged and restored at Eagle Farm
Ki-61 276  built May 1943, Captured at Lae ATIU, no tail section
KI-61 278  left lower u/c door on Ki-61 347
Ki-61 292  abandoned Alexishafen, Classic Jet Fighter Museum
Ki-61 299  abandoned Alexishafen, salvaged by the RAAF 1984 to PNG Museum, displayed Precision Aerospace
Ki-61 347  abandoned Alexishafen Airfield
Ki-61 356  abandoned Hansa Bay
Ki-61 369  noted by Charles Darby
Ki-61 373  noted by Charles Darby
Ki-61 379  force landed Cape Wom, recovered 1973, stored Fantasy of Flight
Ki-61 388  force landed Madang Province, manufacture number noted by noted by Charles Darby
Ki-61 367  noted by Charles Darby
Ki-61 369  built July 1943 abandoned Wewak / Darby Orange-red horizontal bar at 2/3 fin height markings of 78th Sentai
Ki-61 395  noted by Charles Darby
Ki-61 401  built July 1943. derelict at Hansa Bay before June 24, 1944 ATIU investigated
Ki-61 484  abandoned Danip Airfield (Alexishafen Airfield)
Ki-61 500  last model Ki-61-Ia
Ki-61-Ib
Ki-61 501  first model Ki-61-Ib
Ki-61 521  abandoned Alexishafen
Ki-61 640  force landed near Nuku, recoverd to PNG Museum, exported to Australia 2004, restoration Precision Aero
Ki-61 7??  abandoned Babo Airfield salvaged 1991 to USA then Russia
Ki-61 883  noted by Charles Darby
Ki-61 966  abandoned Sentai Drome investigated by TIAC
Ki-61 985  abandoned Sentai Drome investigated by TIAC
Ki-61-Ic
Ki-61 3010  crashed Umboi Island investigated by TIAC
Ki-61-II Kai
Ki-61 5070  displayed at Yokota Air Base

Other Known Aircraft
Ki-61 Alexishafen roadside  possibly Ki-61 347, 484 or 521
Ki-61 Alexishafen inland  possibly Ki-61 347, 484 or 521
Ki-61 Alexishafen trees  possibly Ki-61 347, 484 or 521
Ki-61 abandoned Babo runway  scrapped or otherwise removed
Ki-61 abandoned Babo runway (No. 2)  whereabouts unknown
Ki-61 ditched off Dreggerhaffen  ditched off Finschafen
Ki-61 crashed near Hansa Bay  crashed near Hansa Bay
Ki-61 crashed Lake Lahala  crashed in southeast Bougainville
Ki-61 ditched off Sup  ditched off Muschu Island
Ki-61 abandoned Tadji  reportedly at Tadji
Ki-61 crashed Goroka  crashed near Goroka
Ki-61 crashed Bena Bena
  crashed July 24, 1943
Ki-61 pilot Tahata  crashed December 22, 1943
Ki-61 pilot Motoyama  crashed December 22, 1943
Ki-61 pilot Takatsuki
 crashed December 22, 1943

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