26 July 1914

In 1914, the Japanese Army built at Tokorozawa Airfield a number of airplanes modeled after the 1913 Maurice Farman biplane. On 26 July, 1914, one of these crashed and was badly damaged at Tokorozawa Airfield. Lt Shigeru Sawada reassembled the aeroplane from its unbroken parts and replaced many others, eliminating the front elevator. After these extensive modifications it flew very successfully as the Sawada Type 7.