Hi Guys this may sort out the locations etc I took this and the pics from the Axis aircraft survivors site –

Ki-43-I Hayabusa “Oscar” 4700 Australia Recovered from Alexishafen 1984. Formerly with the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, but now traded to a new owner in 1991-1992 (Wonder who the new owner was? JP)

Ki-43-I Hei Hayabusa “Oscar” 750 USA N750N ex ZK-OSC Flying Heritage Collection, Washington Recovered after WWII and given to Australian War Memorial. Sold in 1954. Previously at Wanaka NZ, airworthy but not flown. Will be restored for flight. (The one in NZ subject of all the pics above ex Col Pay etc JP)

Ki-43-II Hayabusa “Oscar” 6023 England Probably with The Fighter Collection previously with Australian War Memorial. Only a wing and firewall recovered. Disposed of in 1991-1992 (Subject of one of the pics I took above – It could be at Duxford or in storage – anybody know what the case is with this one for sure?)

Ki-43-II Hayabusa “Oscar” 5465 Australia – Australian War Memorial, Canberra. The remians have been treated to stop corrosion and ensure preservation.(On display in diarma as discussed above at the AWM )

Ki-43 Hayabusa “Oscar” England – Reported with The Fighter Collection, previously with the Australian War Memorial who disposed of a Ki 43 with no known serial in 1991-1992. (Subject of one of the pics I took above – It could be at Duxford or in storage – anybody know what the case is with this one for sure?)

Ki-43 Hayabusa “Oscar” England Privately owned, recovered 2003 from the Kuril Islands (Subject of the shots above from a previous post – I thought with Jim Pearce in the UK – is that correct?)

Ki-43 Hayabusa “Oscar” England Privately owned, recovered 2003 from the Kuril Islands (Subject of the shots above from a previous post – I thought with Jim Pearce in the UK – is that correct?)

Ki-43 Hayabusa “Oscar” USA 4 Oscars are reported to be at the Texas Aircraft Factory. After restoration one will go to The Champlin Fighter Museum in Arizona. 2 are for sale at $800.000? (Old news now with Goshawk in the US being finished (I had thought the donor wrecks came from the Kurils as well – does anybody know for sure)

If anybody has any coments on the above I would love to hear them

Regards
John P

Hi This shot is of the AWM example when in storage at the Mitchell annex near Canberra and if you look carefully you can see the Oscar Fuse sitting on the racking on the left centre of the pic – this is not I think, the same aircraft as went on display later. I will post the serials and locations of all the AWM components later

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John P

Then there is the mysterous case of the 3 Oscar wrecks aquired by the AWM in the 1980s and stored for a while at the HARS “Wonder Sheds” at Schyville near Sydney – One is currently on display at the AWM as a wreck Diorama and the other two dissappeared oversears – they appear now on the Axis aircraft site and have new homes

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John P

By Popular demand here are some shots of her through her time in Aus at The Oaks and at Col Pays assembled and dismantled .

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John P

Hi

What she looked like 30 Plus years ago when stored in the open at the Oaks near Sydney after Sid Marshalls death

Regards
John P

Hi sorry

When Dave posted his one of her flying I didn’t think you would still want them

I will find them now and put them up

Here’s Dave McDonalds shot – I formally acknowledge I am using this Dave and as it’s public domain I figure thats OK with you

Regards
John P