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Aircraft History Built by Mitsubishi. True serial number unknown (four digits). Delivered to the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF) as Type 97 Heavy Bomber / Ki-21-II Sally manufacture number unknown (four digits). Wartime History Assigned to an unknown unit. No known markings. The precise history of this bomber is unknown other than it was abandoned and likely destroyed while parked at Alexishafen Airfield. Likely, assigned to the 14th Hiko Sentai (14th Flying Regiment). Possibly, one of three that landed November 7, 1943 returning from a bombing mission against Nadzab Airfield and was destroyed on the ground two or three days later by B-25 Mitchells from 38th Bomb Group (38th BG). Wreckage Until the late 1990s, a Nose cone and wing or stabilizer wreckage from one or more Ki-21 Sally abandoned at Alexishafen Airfield. Likely from one of six known wrecks abandoned at the airfield: Ki-21 4403, Ki-21 4421, Ki-21 4501, Ki-21 6336, Ki-21 6377 or Ki-21 6382. Sometime after the late 1990s, the remains were scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References Production Record for the Type 97 Heavy Bomber (Ki-21) (Sally) by James Long Emblems of the Rising Sun page 20 (14th Sentai) Thanks to Phil Bradley for additional information Contribute
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