Aircraft History
Built by Kawanishi at Himeji sometime between August 13 to October 16, 1944. Propeller installed on September 15, 1944.
Jim Long adds:
"A Nohara book on captured Japanese planes reports that the tail marking 341-S23 indicates that the plane belonged to Fighter Flying Unit 402 of Naval Air Group 341."
Wartime History
Captured at Clark Field on January 30, 1945.
Evaluated and flight tested by TAIU-SWPA at Clark Field Assigned tail code S9 applied to the tail.
This aircraft was scrapped or otherwise dissapeared.
References
Japanese Aircraft Makers' Plates and Markings, No. 72, April 3, 1945, page 11 via Jim Long
Thanks to Jim Long and Dave Pluth for additional information
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