Aircraft History
Built by Kawanishi at Naruo during 1944. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). Assigned to the 762 Kōkūtai. Tail code 2-56 in yellow. This aircraft was not painted with primer paint. Instead, dark green paint was applied to the upper surfaces that weathered in the tropics. The fuselage Hinomaru was outlined with a white border.

Wartime History
Although the 762 Kōkūtai was a bomber unit, the 762 Kōkūtai had a Hikotai of fighters equipped with early Shiden Kai operating from at Clark Field on Luzon.

Wartime History
On January 30, 1945 this aircraft was captured largely intact at Clark Field.

References
Thanks to Tony Feredo for additional information

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Last Updated
January 31, 2018