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Aircraft History
Built by Aichi during November 1943. True serial number 520.
Wartime History
Crashed on land north of Arawe on a bombing mission against the area, most likely lost during the Japanese air raids between December 17-27, 1943 against
the US Army
beachead.
Wreckage
Tail wheel and some wing structure only.
Mark Reichman adds:
"Not much there but the tail wheel and some wing structure. By the time we got to the site, we only had 15 minutes to snap pictures as we had to hike back to a timber company road to meet a truck to take us back to the Pulie River. We heard or other pieces in the area that may be parts of this plane."
References
Thanks to Mark Reichman for additional information
Thanks to Hiteoshi Toshi for dataplate translation.
"Serial Number & Production Sequence D3A2 Carrier Bombers" by Jim Long
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Last Updated
October 1, 2009
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