| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | S17 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate |
| Aircraft Version: | Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate |
| C/n (msn): | 1446 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | TAIU-SWPA - Technical Air Intelligence Unit - South West Pacific Area |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Photo Date: | June 1945 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 682100 |
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The Ki-84 Hayate (gale) or 'Frank' is considered the best Japanese fighter available in large numbers during WWII - some 3400 examples were produced from late 1943. This aircraft, captured in the Philippines, was shipped to America in 1945 and later flew as a warbird, N3385G. Sold to Japan in 1973. The only surviving Ki-84, it has been preserved in a museum in Chiran, near Kagoshima, since 1997. Photo from: US Navy - National Naval Aviation Museum This photo was added on 29 April 2024, and has since been viewed 186 times. |