IJN
Tainan Kokutai
1943
via Lansdale
Richard E. Smith 1943
c1943
Aircraft History
Built by Mitsubishi on May 30, 1942. Houkoku Number 550 (Patriotic Presentation number). Donor was Rengou Shiki Gou. Rengou is alliance Shiki is container of molded paper: cardboard box, packing case, paper cup or plate. Panted in overall gray, with a diagonal fuselage stripe.
Wartime History
Abandoned at Lae Airfield,
evaluated by US Army ATIU for intelligence value. Later, it was discarded into a dump area, pushed against the wreckage of a Betty bomber.
References
Yokoi Houkoku List
Thanks to Jim Long for additional information.
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