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| IJN 755 Kōkūtai 2 Hiko Chutai Former Assignment 3 Hiko Chutai |
Aircraft History Built by Nakajima or Mitsubishi. At the factory, painted with green upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces with fuselage Hinomaru outline with a white border. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 96 Land Based Attack Bomber / G3M3 Model 23 Rikko (Nell) manufacture number unknown. Wartime History Assigned to the 755 Kōkūtai (755 Air Group), 3 Hiko Chutai with tail code "Y2-3??" (last two digits unknown) with a pair of diagonal white strips above the tail code. Next, assigned to the 2 Hiko Chutai with tail Code "Y1-3??" (last two digits unknown). The "2" in the original tail code was painted out and replaced with a "1". This Nell operated from Tarawa Airfield. This bomber sustained damage and was abandoned in the boneyard area. Wreckage On November 20, 1943 after the US Marine Corps (USMC) landing on Tarawa captured in a boneyard area at Tarawa Airfield. After the battle, the wreckage was picked over for souvenirs by U.S. personnel. The tail section of this Nell with Y1-3?? was photographed with a pair of tourists sometime between 1945–1959. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References J-Aircraft "IJN Land-Based Bomber Units & Formation Markings, 1940~1945: Parts I-IX" Thanks to Jim Lansdale for additional information Contribute
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