Mitsubishi Ki-51

• Prototypes: two built • Service trials: 11 built • Ki-51: 2,372 built (Manufacturers: Mitsubishi (1,462), Tachikawa Army Air Arsenal (913)) until March 1944 • Ki-51A: reconnaissance version. • Ki-51B: assault version with armor and bomb racks to carry of bombs. It could also be fitted with an aerial camera. • Mansyu Ki-71: three prototypes built by Mansyu with retractable landing gear, did not enter production. ==Operators==

; • Imperial Japanese Army Air Force ; ; • Communist Chinese (captured): The last 4 of around 100 Ki-51s were retired in 1953. ; • French Air Force - At least two Ki-51 was used by French Air Force in Indochina during First Indochina War. ; • Indonesian Air Force - In late 1945, the Indonesian People's Security Army (TKR) captured some aircraft at former Japanese bases, including Bugis Air Base in Malang. Most aircraft were destroyed during the Indonesian National Revolution of 1945–1949. Two Yokosuka K5Y "Cureng" and a Ki-51 "Guntei" carried out a bombing operation against the Dutch on 29 July 1947. ; • Following independence, transferred from the Soviet Union. ; • Used by South Korean Airforce during Korean War ==Surviving aircraft==

The only complete survivor of Ki-51 is part of the collection of the Dirgantara Mandala Museum in Indonesia. The aircraft was found abandoned at the Babo Airfield in West Papua province. The aircraft was likely stripped for spare parts and later abandoned. Before the aircraft was recovered, its propeller blade was cut off, with its engine cowling and cockpit canopy missing. The aircraft, recovered from Babo airfield in 1987, was restored and then displayed with Indonesian Air Force markings at the Dirgantara Mandala Museum. ==Specifications (Ki-51)==