Aichi E13A1 Jake Manufacture Number ?

IJN
958th Kokutai (?)

 

Wartime History
Abandoned or sunk in the center of Tuha Channel at the Shortland Harbor Seaplane Base.

Wreckage
Missing the outer wing panels and tail assembly. The engine is intact, no propeller. Resting on a sandy bottom on its pontoons. The control yoke is removed.

References
Pacific Aircraft Wrecks page 16 (lower) 49 (middle left)

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