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| IJN ? Kōkūtai |
Aircraft History Built by Kawanishi. At the factory, painted with green upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 2 Flying Boat / H8K2 Emily manufacture number unknown. Assigned to an unknown Kokutai (Air Group). Wartime History On September 18, 1943 while moored at King's Wharf in Makin Lagoon off Makin Island when strafed by U.S. Navy (USN) F6F Hellcats and disabled. Afterwards, the Japanese removed the engines and salvaged usable equipment. On November 20, 1943 after the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) landing on Makin Island, Japanese defenders took up positions inside the wreckage of this Emily. On November 21, 1943 M4 Sherman tanks fired at the wreckage to eliminate them. Wreckage After the battle, the largely intact front half was photographed with U.S. Marines on the beach and looking at the wreckage. Since the 1970s, the nose section is missing. Today, it has collapsed and is resting on the right wing embedded in the sand and left wing pointed angled upward. Stan Gajda adds: "High tide goes about half way up the fuselage sides and at low tide you can walk around it. The rear part of the keel is nearby upside-down." References After The Battle Issue 15: page 29-30, back cover Thanks to William Barsch and Stan Gajda for additional information Contribute
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