Kawasaki Ki-100-1b 16336

Kawasaki Ki-100-1b 16336

  • The first Ki-100 aircraft flew on 1st February 1945
  • Aircraft 16336 was one of 118 Ki-100-1b derivatives built with a bubble canopy
  • Built by Kawasaki during June 1945 at Kagamigahara in central Japan
  • Captured by American forces in August 1945
  • Damaged in a wheels-up landing during November 1945 but repaired by the following month
  • Transferred by Royal Navy ship from Singapore to the UK in June 1946, arriving three months later
  • Placed in storage before restoration at RAF Colerne and display at RAF Biggin Hill in September 1960
  • Transferred to RAF Cosford in 1961 and displayed periodically before moving to RAF St Athan in November 1985
  • Transferred to RAF Museum Cosford in June 1989 for display
  • Restoration at RAF Cosford began in 1992 before transfer to the Milestones of Flight Collection at Hendon in November 2003
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan)
Aircraft typeMilitary fighter
Length 28ft 11in
Wingspan 39ft 4in
Height 12ft 4in
Weight 5,567lb (empty)/7,705lb (loaded)
Speed 360 mph
Ceiling height 36,000ft
Engines1x Mitsubishi Ha 112-II radial engine producing 1,500hp
Range 1,367 miles
Crew1 crew