Aircraft History
Built June 28, 1942.

Mission History
Crashed March 16, 1943 two miles south-west of Henderson Field near Bloody Ridge.

Wreckage
The crash site was visited by American forces soon after the crash.

The crash was rediscovered site was near Edsons Ridge. In March 1995they were putting a new logging road through and locals rediscovered this crash site on a hillside. The weapons were taken and later the Japanese Ministry of Health Labor & Welfare recovered the remains of the crew.

Stan Gajda reports:
"The tail fin had been removed and carried closer to the Ridge. We came back two hours later with the Museum boys but it was gone, villagers said: 'two white fella in truck give us $200 and say 'say nothing' by our next visit in the whole tail had gone!'"

References
Thanks to Stan Gajda, Peter Flahavin for additional information.

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