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WWII Photo & Neg CAPTURED JAPANESE Ki-43 OSCAR in U.S. MARKINGS Papua New Guinea | eBay

I've seen dates on the envelopes from 1942 to 1944. Papua, New Guinea. "Racoon Special" Captured Ki-43 Oscar. Pencil titled on manila envelope: "J-p Oscar Repaired". I have a number of images of this aircraft after capture and in the process of repair.
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Racoon Special

Seller During late April 1944, captured largely intact at Cyclops Airfield. Repair: Between May and June 1944, this aircraft was repaired during free time by American personnel from the U. S. Army Air Force (USAAF) 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Squadron. TSgt Bruno Topik was in charge of the rebuild and became the crew chief once completed.

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World War II Allied and Japanese aircraft that served in the Pacific War.
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Note i do not think Racoon is mispelled Raccoon. I think the name fits this one perfectly.

racooning
(n) the act of exploring a neighboorhood with the express purpose of rummaging through people's trash or stuff set at the curb (usually in a vehicle for covering more ground, ease of removal) in order to find possibly valuable items; popular on weekends, nights before trash pickup


 
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I reckon it might be a Mitsubishi Ki-51. The circular inspection panel is a clue, as is the location and configuration of the leading edge landing light. The excess dihedral on the outer wing panels is also common to the Ki-51. The intriguing camouflage might not necessarily be Japanese, the type was used by a few other air arms after the war, the Republic of China, Communist China, the DPRK and Indonesia, where there is a surviving Ki-51 in a museum.
 
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