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| IJN ? Kōkūtai |
Aircraft History Built by Mitsubishi. True serial number 7?? (last two digits unknown). Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 0 Observation Seaplane / F1M2 Pete manufacture number 57?? (last two digits unknown). Wartime History Assigned to an unknown warship or Kōkūtai (Air Group). Tail code 22. This Pete likely operated from Buka Seaplane Base in the Buka Passage between Buka Island and Bougainville Island. Mission History This Pete crashed in a mangrove swamp near Sohano Channel off Sohano Island in the Buka Passage. Wreckage In the late 1970s, the fuselage was recovered and moved to Sohano Island, where it is displayed next to the Japanese memorial, possibly in the early 1980's when a war memorial was built. A propeller hub is displayed with the fuselage. Justin Taylan adds: "I visited this wreck in 2003, sadly, graffiti was painted on the left side of the fuselage, and many pieces of fuselage skin had been removed." Sometime before April 2018, the fuselage was pushed over the hillside and was near the shore. Later, removed by locals and sold for scrap metal. References Pacific War Images page 22 (top) Contribute
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