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Re: Don Sheppard's Oscar kills on 4 Jan 1945
1st Lt MURAKAMI, Terubumi and WO HIRATE, Kamao of 71st Dokuritsu Hiko Chutai (Independent Flying Squadron) were KIA.
Murakami was reportedly killed in a ramming attack.
At the time of these combats the 71st was based at Tandjungpura in Sumatra equipped with Ki-43 III Hayabusa (Oscar) fighters and commanded by Capt IEDA Toriyuki.
It was the operational fighter element of the 1st Field Air Replacement Unit (Yasen Hoju Hikotai) based at Singapore.
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