ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141531
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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Rikugun Ki-93 |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service |
| Registration: | 1 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tachigawa Airfield -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Tachigawa A/F |
| Tachigawa A/F |
The prototype Ki-93 twin engine heavy fighter made its maiden flight at the Koku Shinsa-bu (Air Examination Dept) base at Tachikawa on 8/4/45.
At the end of the 20-minute flight the plane undershot the runway and suffered considerable damage.
The two crew members were unhurt.
The plane was repaired but was destroyed in a USAAF bombing raid on Tachikawa Airfield before it could be flown again.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281945%E2%80%931949%29
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 13:44 | angels one five | Added |
| 08-Jun-2022 06:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
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