Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar

JAAF
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Justin Taylan 2000

 

 

Wartime History
Abandoned in the Wewak area.

Recovery
Recovered by Roy Worcester in the early 1970s.

Display
Displayed at Roy Worcester Historical Centre, until the museum dispanded when Roy Worcester passed away.

The fuselage was brought to the PNG War Museum and displayed in their outdoor yard until 2000-2001.

Export
Exported by '75 Squadron' to Melborne, Australia sometime between late 2000 to early 2001 inside another container of legal exports from Finschafen. Fate at present unknown.

References
Pacific Aircraft Wrecks page 10

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