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Aircraft History Built by Mitsubishi. 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 Sentai (Flying Regiment). No known markings or tail code. This bomber had a natural metal finish with overspray of green "snake weave" pattern with a white vertical strip on the rear fuselage. Mission History On February 25, 1944 this bomber encountered B-25D "Mitch The Witch" 42-87293 at an altitude of 3,000' over the Bismarck Sea near Kavieng flying to the southeast towards Rabaul. The B-25 engaged making seven firing passes from several directions before the Sally caught fire and crashed into the sea. On impact, the tail section broke off and the wreckage sank. A series of photographs show the bomber in flight have been highly reproduced. References Production Record for the Type 97 Heavy Bomber (Ki-21) (Sally) by James Long Combat Recon, page 56-57 Setting Suns page 11 Contribute
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