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| IJN ? Kokutai |
Aircraft History Built by Mitsubishi. True serial number unknown (three digits). Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 0 Observation Seaplane / F1M2 Pete manufacture number unknown (four digits). Wartime History Assigned to an unknown Kōkūtai (Air Group), likely 958 Kōkūtai (958 Air Group) and operated from Kavieng Harbor Seaplane Base off Kavieng on New Ireland. Mission History This Pete ditched or crashed off Kavieng Harbor. Wreckage This Pete is upside down on a flat sandy bottom at a depth of 39m / 128'. The cowl mounted 7.7mm machine guns still in position. The mounted flexible gun which was operated from the rear cockpit is in the sand, with the drum magazine nearby. This floatplane wreck was first discovered in April 2004 by Dorian Borcherds / SCUBA Kavieng. Nicknamed "Deep Pete" due to the depth of the dive. The water visibility is seldom below 30m, schools of friendly bat fish accompany divers, resident snappers, sweet lips and schooling barracuda and trevally are often found here. References Thanks to Dorian Borcherds / SCUBA Kavieng for additional information Contribute
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 Pete  39m / 128' |
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