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| IJN ? Kōkūtai |
Aircraft History Built by Aichi at Watanabe Iron Works, estimated date of assembly January 10, 1943. True serial number 155. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane / E13A1 Reisen Shiki Sui Tei (Jake) manufacture number 5155. Wartime History Assigned to an unknown Kōkūtai (Air Group), likely, 958 Kokutai (958 Air Group). This Jake was abandoned or sunk into Tuha Channel off Shortland Seaplane Base. Wreckage This Jake remained submerged in Tuha Channel in shallow water. During 1968, salvaged by Robert Diemernt. Afterwards, he was prevented from removing the aircraft, and abandoned the wreckage near shore at Nila on Poporang Island. Today, the wreckage remains including the engine, fuselage, and sections of the wing and tail. The identification stencil has been cut out of the fuselage. Both floats are located nearby. "Locals tell the story of how this wreck was salvaged from Shortland Harbor (Tuha Channel) by an outsider [Robert Diemert]. More recently, a village house has been built near the plane, using its wing as a place to hang and dry laundry." References Production Records for the Type Zero Reconnaissance Seaplane (E13A1) (Jake) by Jim Long Pacific Aircraft Wrecks page 39 (lower photo) Contribute
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