| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Tachikawa Ki-54 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Tachikawa Ki-54 |
| Aircraft Version: | Tachikawa Ki-54 |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Point CookMap |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YMPC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1980 to 1989 |
| Photo from: | Geoff Goodall Collection |
| Photo ID: | 857117 |
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At the end of World War II, used to carry Japanese officers to a surrender ceremony at Labuan, Borneo. Aircraft shipped to the Australian War Memorial and stored at RAAF Fairbairn (Canberra). From 1965 to 1980 the fuselage was in a base children's playground. Fuselage moved to RAAF Point Cook in 1981 where it remained for 20 years. The Ki-54 (code name Hickory) was returned to Canberra in 2001 for storage. Until 1988, it was the only known Ki-54 in existence. The fuselage of another since located in China and in 2012, a more complete example was recovered from a Japanese lake. This photo was added on 19 October 2025, and has since been viewed 297 times. |