Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa donation tray

[TAHD2000]

A nice donation tray from around 1943 celebrating a donation of a Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa to the Army.

The donation nr is "Patriot 1591" and the donation was done by the Sakai Textile Industry Co. Ltd. The airplane has got the donation name and nr painted on the fuselage both on the tray and the real airplane.

The old photo is of the actual airplane and i think it is a postcard. There is a list of donated airplanes here in this link. Interesting reading and pictures to most donations!
—¤ŒRˆ¤‘†Œ£”[‹@’²¸•ñ

Do anyone know if it is possible to find more info about a actual plane like this? Like service history or other info about its history?

[MAP]

Can't help with the research, but I like the tray!

[ghp95134]

Fukui Museum has the same tray. It was donated to the museum in Heisei 22 (2010). The English page reads a bit funny:
漆塗盆 | FUKUI MUSEUMS [福井ミュージアムズ]

[TAHD2000]

Great thanks for that link! You are right thats the same tray and they had some more info about it.

Anyone who knows how mutch money it was needed to donate a plane like this? I gues it was a substantional amount for that time.