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Aircraft History
Built by Mitsubishi during July 1942. Houkoku Number 884 (patriotic presentation number), donor details unknown.
Specular grey with red tail number, outlined in white. Assigned to the 2nd Kokutai, and operated from Buna
Airfield (Old Strip).
Wartime History
Destroyed on the ground at Buna
Airfield (Old Strip) with the center section burned out. Captured by Allied forces as of December 5, 1942. On the tail only '08' is visible.
Jim Lansdale adds:
"At the time of the aircraft being found on Buna, Tainan Kokutai did use black solid call numbers and 2nd Kokutai used red numbers with a white outline. This may be A6M3 3042 with a Hokoku presentation number of 884 (unknown presentor)."
References
Thanks to Jim Lansdale, Ryan Toews and Edward Rogers for additional information.
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Last Updated
October 1, 2009
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