Aircraft History
The backward 'E' translates into YO, for 'Yokosuka', this aircraft was the 43rd Yokosuka Naval Air Group. The number 63 at the end of the model and type designator indicates that this particular aircraft was equipped with Nakajima Sakae 31-B aircraft engine without menthanol water injection and having a two stage supercharger.

Wartime History & War Prize
Captured at Yokosuka at the end of the war, the aircraft was taken to the United States, where it was tested

Restoration & Display
After testing it was displayed at NAS Willow Grove until 1962, when it was aquired by the National Air & Space Museum and paritially restored at Bradley Air Museum.  Then, it was loaned to the San Diego Aerospace Museum, where its restoration was completed and it is on public display.

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Last Updated
October 3, 2009