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The Ki-54 was developed in response to anImperial Japanese Army requirement for a twin-engine advanced trainer, principally for crew training. The prototype first flew in the summer of 1940 and, on completing trials, entered production in 1941 asArmy Type 1 Advanced Trainer Model A (Ki-54a). The Ki-54a was soon followed by the Ki-54b asArmy Type 1 Operations Trainer Model B and Ki-54c asArmy Type 1 Transport Model C. The Ki-54b and -c enjoyed successful careers until the end of the war. A few captured aircraft were flown after the war by various users.
People's Liberation Army Air Force Communist Chinese (captured): Four captured Ki-54s were used, including in 1951 to train the first class of female pilots in China. They were retired in 1952.[citation needed]
A nearly intact Ki-54 is proposed to be restored byTachichi Holdings [ja], the successor to the aircraft's manufacturer. It was found at the bottom ofLake Towada inAomori Prefecture on 13 August 2010 and recovered on 5 September 2012.[5] It was preserved for display at theMisawa Aviation & Science Museum in the damaged state it was found.[6] It remained at that museum until 2020 when it was given to Tachichi Holdings for a proposed restoration. The aircraft was briefly on display in 2022 in Tokyo in the same condition as it was in Misawa.[7]
^"旧陸軍の練習機69年ぶり地上に、青森・十和田湖で引き揚げ" [Former Army training aircraft pulled out of lake for the first time in 69 years] (in Japanese). September 5, 2012. RetrievedApril 2, 2016.
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