Planes of Fame in the 1960's

Excellent info SteveT, thanks.

Fascinating stuff! The contribution that Ed Maloney has made to aircraft preservation cannot be over-estimated. Plus he’s a really nice guy too.

The Bearcat shown in the film is now with TFC at Duxford.

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That Ki84 was one of the pair captured in 1945 and tested at Clark Field in the Philippines; it ended up in the Smithsonian, but very nearly became a victim of the infamous downsizing there in the fifties (which among other things saw the scrapping of all but the cockpit section of what even then was the last intact G4M “Betty”)…thankfully Ed Maloney stepped in and rescued the Ki84, later restoring it to flying trim using its original Homare engine. I’m sure the present-day Planes Of Fame rues the decision to let the Hayate get away! It is, BTW, the only Ki84 extant. (The earlier Ki44 Shoki was even unluckier. Two of those were likewise tested after capture, and one became a gate guard at a US base, but was scrapped in the fifties when it had begun to deteriorate. No Ki44 survives.)

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Thanks MkV, I know googling helps, but thought the learned board would be a better option.

Wow, a flying Ki-84, what happened to that?

30 seconds of Googling 😉

Posted on WIX in 2009: “Yes this is the bird now at the Kamikaze Peace museum in Chiran Japan. “

Fascinating indeed – the PoF ground crew look like extras from Men In Black!

Wow, a flying Ki-84, what happened to that?

Amazing to see that the P-51 when it comes to rest is actually a few inches of the ground!. The U/C was out enough to hold her off the ground,even though it seems to have grounded in the dirt along the way.
Amazing video thanks for posting.

Wow. Incredible. That P-51 landing was ace as well. Excellent job from the pilot.