11 Jan 1942: A Ki-30 light bomber, damaged in a landing accident at Mae Sot Airfield,1 subsequently caught fire and burned. Details are not clear, but the bomber had undergone repairs, then been taken on a test run; and crashed during return. A reason was not specified for the mishap.
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Map:
References:
- Senshi Sosho 34:2
pp 592-606: awaiting translation.
- Umemoto:3
p 451, line 24:
| Item | Japanese | English4 |
| Date | 1月11日 | 11 Jan [1942] |
| Unit | 3/31 | 31st Sentai, 3rd Chutai |
| Aircraft lost | 九七軽 | Ki-30 Light bomber |
| Pilot | 馬淵大尉 | Capt Mabuchi |
| Location | メソド郊外 | Mae Sot area |
| Shooter | 着陸事故 | Landing accident |
| Details | 修理後 •離陸滑走中に対 地攻撃で炎上 •人員無事 |
After repair • Burned • Personnel safe |
p50:
Umemoto does not cover the event in his text (p 50). Presumably the aircraft had been repaired, then taken on a test flight, and crashed during landing, whether due to faulty repair or other reason is not stated.
- Shores, et al:5
Under the heading, “Sunday, 11-18 January”, there is no mention of the event, presumably because no Allied aircraft were associated with the event.
- Ford:6
There is no mention of the event, presumably because no Flying Tiger action was associated with the event.
Last Updated on 1 September 2026
- N16°42.06 E98°32.54[↩]
- 戦史叢書, 南方進攻陸軍航空作戦, Vol 34
(東京: 防衛庁防衛研修所戦史室 (編集), 1970年)
Senshi Sosho, Southern Army Air Operations, vol 34
(Tokyo: Asagumo Shimbunsha, 1970) [↩] - 梅本弘,ビルマ航空戦・上 (東京:大日本印刷株, 2002) [Umemoto, Hiroshi, Air War in Burma, vol 1(Tokyo: Dai Nippon, 2002)] [↩]
- Google translation[↩]
- Shores, et al, Bloody Shambles, Vol 1 (London: Grub Street, 1992), p 256[↩]
- Ford, Daniel, Flying Tigers (Washington: Smithsonian, 2007) [↩]