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Mitsubishi Dinah
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Corporal Dave Cowton hard at work on the unique Mitsubishi Dinah aircraft at Cosford.

Rare Bird Dinah is last of her line

  A unique Second World War japanese combat plane is being painstakingly restored at RAF Cosford near Shifnal.
  A Mitsubishi Ki-46, codenamed Dinah, is in the capable hands of RAF technicians.
  It is the only Dinah left from 1,700 built during the war - and may only have survived because it was captured intact by Allied forces in China in 1945.
  The work is being carried out by a team under Flying Officer Paul Bailey, including Sergeant Robin Everson and Corporal Dave Cowton, who restored the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight's Lancaster bomber to flying condition.
  The twin-engined Dinah was used in the Pacific in a reconnaissance role, with its high performance making it immune from attack for much of the war.
  It was flown from China to Burma by the last operational pilot of the Japanese airforce and later tyransported to Britain for tests. When work is complete it will go on public display at the Cosford Aerospace Museum.

Article from 'Shropshire Star' showing Dave working on Dinah
 
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Photos show Dinah fully restored and on display in Museum at Cosford.
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(above) Dave at Cosford Museum with Dinah 2008 - (below) Photo of Dinah info plaque at Cosford Museum
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