JAAF
Brian Bennett 1980s
via Phil Bradley 1988
Tom McLeod 1999
Phil Bradley 2001
Wartime History
Crash landed on what was formerly clear coastal land only 100 meters
from the waters edge.
Wreckage
Abanodned at present day Numundo Oil Palm Plantation located at the base of the Willaumez
Peninsula, near Kimbe.
Cecilie Benjamin adds:
"A Korean scrapper took the one at Numundo, the Ki-46. It was known who it was but nothing was done about it by the police. These guys just buy people off if there is ever a problem. There had been some good ones around here I remember in the early 1980's. There were other Japanese aircraft near the beach at Numundo."
Phil
Bradley visited the site in 2001:
"The
wreck, a Ki-46 Dinah is a sorry sight compared to what it was. A
photo taken in 1988 showed considerable remains, but in the last
few years some irresponsible types have got at it. This comparison
taken from the same angle clearly shows the deterioration caused by vandals.)
Still readily identifiable though."
Ki-46
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