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  P1Y1 Francis   Code FE 1700
IJN
? Kōkūtai

Aircraft History
Built by Yokosuka. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as P1Y1 Ginga (Francis) manufacture number unknown.

Wartime History
The wartime history of this aircraft is unknown. This aircraft was one of three P1Y1 Francis captured by American occupation forces in Japan. Identified as Foreign Equipment (FE) with a number: this aircraft FE-1700, FE 702, FE 1701, FE 1702. During late October 1945, loaded onto the USS Barnes (CVE-20) with other captured Japanese aircraft then departed Japan on November 3, 1945 bound for the United States.

Postwar
During February 1946 until July 1946, this aircraft was stored at Olmstead Field in Middletown, Pennsylvania where it was flown and evaluated. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared.

References
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum - P1Y1 Ginga (Milky Way) FRANCIS

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Last Updated
September 2, 2023

 

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