Yokosuka D4Y1 Manufacture No 4316 Tail No "Taka"-13

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Justin Taylan 2004

Wartime History
Abandoned at Colonia Airfield on Yap Airfield

Recovery
Recovered in 1980 by Nobuhiko End from Yap, and to Japan in cooperation with NTV (Nippon Television Network Corporation). Restored at the Kisarazu Ground Self Defense Forces Base, under the leadership of aircraft researcher Tanaka Shoichi. Restored from components of three D4Y2 wrecks.  Missing parts were reproduced as replica.

Display
Donated to the Yasukuni Shrine Museum on April 5, 1988, where it is displayed in the museum's Great Exhibition Hall.

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