IJN
Justin
Taylan 2003
Aircraft
History
Likely built January 15, 1942. Manufacture number 36_2 (possibly 3642 or 3612) found on a dataplate inside
the tail wheel. A second landing gear dataplate on the main gear strut reads manufacture number 1052 and date of manufacture December
30, 1941.
Wartime History
Shot down in the hills behind Porebada, outside Port
Moresby.
Wreckage
Tail, wing, droptank and other pieces of
wreckage were located along the road to Lea Lae. Pieces of the
wreckage were recovered, and are in storage at Port
Moresby. The engine
still remains at the crash site.
Zero
Photo Archive
Dataplate
Landing Gear
Dataplate
Tail Wheel
