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  A6M2-N Rufe    
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Aircraft History
Built by Nakajima. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 2 Float Plane Fighter Suisen / A6M2-N (Rufe) manufacture number unknown (likely four digits in the range of of 5156–9119).

Wartime History
This Rufe was abandoned at Kiska Island.

Wreckage
On August 15, 1943 captured on Kiska Island. Likely, this Rufe was one of the fifteen surveyed by U.S. intelligence with manufacture numbers in the range of 5156–9119. Reportedly, the wreckage was recovered and transported to the Grumman in Bethpage, New York for a war bond drive and might have toured elsewhere in the United States. Ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared.

References
Thanks to Jim Sawruk for this information

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Last Updated
June 26, 2023

 

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