IJN
1993
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Peter Flahavin 1996
Justin Taylan 2003
Wartime History
Ditched into Kamimbo
Bay (Tambea),
near Cape Esperence on Guadalcanal.
Wreckage
Locals recovered the wreckage in the early 1970's, which consisted
of an intact center fuselage section and wings. Left across
the road from the Tambea Beach resort, it was slowly broken apart over
the years.
Peter Flahavin reported in 1996:
"This Zero was dragged out of the Bay in the early 1970's, but the usual
ownership dispute meant it was stripped and dumped across the road from
the beach, nothing much left of it I am afraid."
Justin Taylan reports in 2003:
"During the 'tensions'
on Guadalcanal, the Tambea Beach resort was destroyed, and the
remains of this Zero
further
dispersed.
One
of the wings was thrown in the drained swimming pool, and there
were only a few small pieces of wreckage on the opposite side of the road.
Probably, these remaining bits will be disposed of when the resort
is rebuilt as they are unidentifable, to all but those who carefully
look.
Zero
