IJN
705th Kokutai
Via NHK TV
Wartime History
Crashed in west of Guadalcanal
Discovery
Discovered
in 1999, this aircraft impacted into thick jungle and although
the wreckage
was scattered are very well preseved and undisturbed. A Japanese recovery
team visited the site and recovered the remains of the crew.
References
The story
was reported in a Japanese NHK documentary in 1999.
Betty
Photos
