IJN
? Kokutai
Franklin Bridgewater 1965
circa 1970s
Justin Taylan 2003 |
Wartime History
Crashed in a mangrove swamp in the Sohano Channel off Sohano Island in the Buka Passage.
Wreckage
This fueslage was recovered sometime in the late 1970s and moved to Sohano Island, where it is displayed next to the Japanese memorial, possibly in the early 1980's when the memorial was built. A propeller hub is displayed with the fuselage.
Justin Taylan adds:
"I visited this wreck in 2003, sadly, grafiti was painted on the left side of the fuselage, and many pieces of fuselage skin had been removed."
References
Pacific War Images page 22 (top)
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