IJN
M Freeman 1944
Mission
History
Ditched at Nuguria
Atoll, onto a sandbar relatively intact.
Visited
by TAIU
Stopped in aerial reconnaissance, and straffed by American aircraft,
this wreck was investigated by TAIU in July 1944, for technical
evaluation. A
team was sent from Nissan Island aboard PT-124 "Who Me?". While investigating the wreck, the
team recovered documents from inside and photographed it. No
identification of crew losses were present.
Wreckage
Only a few pieces of scattered wreckage remain.
John
Douglas adds:
"I made a visit to Nuguria several years ago and photographed the remains
of a Betty near the shoreline. There were scraps of fuselage and
wings buried, with obviously more under the sand. I also have a book Behind
Enemy Lines by Micheal Freeman. During the war, he visited
the Betty on Nuguria and took some photos of it as well."
References
Behind
Enemy Lines includes photos of this wreck and story about July 1944 visitation.
Betty
