iKi-61 model 1 restoration project
	Mark of sentai 2nd Co/68th Sentai 1st Co/78th Sentai
Main wing of type 3 fighter in the hanger	Color of the companies 68th Sentai　　HQ：bluish,1st Co：white,2nd Co：red,3rd Co：yellow 78th Sentai　　HQ：unkown,1st Co：red,,2nd Co：yellow,3rd：green
		The present situation It was dismantled for recovery in the early 1970's but never collected. In August of 1999, only the cockpit section remained. It was removed by the Classic Jet Fighter Museum and is now and is under restoration and display. Ki-61 for about 3 aircrafts was collected from Alexishafen of Papua New Guinea . They are asserting this body as 68th sentai use aircrafts. They are searching a necessary part to restore Ki-61s. Cooperation contents 　Parts of various Ki-61. 　Drawings or dimensions of the Ki-61 instrument pannel. 　Instrument of the Ki-61 used. 　If there are something contents Please let me know. Funatsu Aviation Instruments Museum
1st type 3 fighter model 1
2nd type 3 fighter model 1
Restoration situation in Fighter Factory

Japanese Army Type 3 model 1 "hei"Fighter

It accumulated in information preservation and the "68th sentai"mark had erased.

Type and weapon of Ki-61				Assigument aircrafts
Type	Production number	weapon		One sentai Possession assignment aircrafts 40	1st company	12
		wing	body		2nd company	12
Type 1 "Kou"	113 to 500	Type 98(7.7mm)*2	Type 1(Ho-103)12.7mm*2		3rd company	12
Type 1 "Otu"	501 to ?	Type 1(Ho-103)12.7mm*2	Type 1(Ho-103)12.7mm*2		Headquarters	4
Type 1 "Hei"	3001 to 3401	MG151(20mm)*2	Type 1(Ho-103)12.7mm*2	Total		40
Type 1 "Tei"	4001 to 4901	Type 1(Ho-103)12.7mm*2	Ho-5(20mm)*2
Completion of the 1st Ki-61 be in August in 1942, 1381 Ki-61 production by July 1944
Fighters that used with 68th and 78th sentai
68th and 78th sentai was the 1st and 2nd equipment corps of Ki-61,at the beginning model 1 was used.
Large-scale engineer was caused gone to South Pacific.They converted Ki-61 model 1"Kou"and "Otu" into "Hei" (attach MG151)
They sent new Ki-61 and used Ki-43 instead of Ki-61 that wore out. Exhaustion continues.
As for the Ki-61s that is remaining in Rabaul and New Guinea area, there are 5 kinds of Ki-61"Kou","Otu","Hei","Kou that remodeled Hei" and "Otu that remodeled Hei"