Mitsubishi C5M2 Babs

IJN
11th Air Fleet
22nd Koku Sentai
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Ray Fairfield 1972

Wartime History
Abandoned at Gasmata Airfield.

Wreckage
Has bomb blasts damage and many parts scrapped, and other parts are burnt, wreckage remained until the late 1970s, probably the only example of a Babs in the world. Unclear if this wreckage remains today or if it has been scrapped or otherwise removed.

Ray Fairfield adds:
"I photographed this wreck in the middle of 1972"

References
Pacific Aircraft Wrecks page 19 (middle right)

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