Clark Field captured Japanese Aircraft
On January 30, 1945 the U.S. Army liberated Clark Field. Many Japanese aircraft were captured in various conditions ranging from nearly fully intact to only wreckage. These aircraft were studied by ATIU (Air Technical
Intelligence Unit) that based itself at Clark to repair and test them. The precise number of Japanese planes captured at Clark Field is uknown but included at least forty five Ki-45 Nicks and eight Ki-44 Tojos.
G4M2 Model 22 Betty Tail
Number 763-12
Captured at Clark FIeld and flight tested by TAIU
G3M2 Nell Tail Number 356
Captured at Clark FIeld scrapped or disappeared
D4Y1 Judy Manufacture
Number 1220
Captured at Clark FIeld scrapped or disappeared
D4Y3 Judy Manufacture
Number 3957 Tail 33 (S16)
Captured at Clark FIeld and flight tested by TAIU with tail code S16
B6N2 Jill Tail 01-35
Captured, scrapped or disappeared
N1K2 George
Captured at Clark Field
N1K1-J Model 11 Shiden (George) Manufacture Number 7102 Tail 341-S23 (S9)
Captured at Clark Field ATIU repaired and flight tested, tail 341-S23 / ATIU tail code S9 scrapped or disappeared
N1K1-J Model 11 Shiden (George) Manufacture Number 5511 Tail 201-53 (S7)
Captured at Clark Field repaired and flight tested, ATIU tail code S7 (7) scrapped or disappeared
J2M3 Jack Tail 32-1??
Captured at Clark Field scrapped or disappeared
J1N1 Irving Tail 53-85
Captured at Clark Field scrapped or disappeared
J2M3 Jack Manufacture Number 3008 Tail S12
Captured Dewey Boulevard Airfield and taken to Clark repaired and flight tested by ATIU tail code S12 scrapped or disappeared
Ki-43-II Oscar
Displayed at the base until 1969 then scrapped or disappeared
Ki-44 Tojo Manufacture Number 2068 Tail 毛 (S11)
Captured at Clark, repaired by ATIU tail code S11 scrapped or disappeared
Ki-44 Tojo Manufacture
Number ?
Captured at Clark Field
scrapped or disappeared
Ki-67 Peggy Tail 7-77
Captured at Clark Field scrapped or disappeared
Ki-84 Frank Manufacture Number ? Tail S10
Captured at Clark Field repaired and flight tested by ATIU tail code S10 scrapped or disappeared
Ki-84 Frank Manufacture Number 1446 Tail S17
Captured at Clark Field repaired and flight tested by ATIU sent to United States restored and returned to Japan
References
Made
In Japan... Tested in America!" by Robert Mikesh Air Power
Magazine July 1982, Vol 12 No. 4
Tony Feredo adds: "There were a number of Ki-84s captured at Clark from the 1st, 11th, 72nd Sentais."
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