Crash Site Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa

Wau
Morobe, Papua New Guinea

This Nakajima Ki-43 was shot down and crashed on the hills above Wau on 6 February 1943. Its pilot was killed. This plane shot down C-47 "Early Delivery" 41-38658 and damaged a P-40.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

Photo(s): IJA