ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237648
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| Date: | unk. date 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Nakajima B5N (Kate) |
| Owner/operator: | 553rd Kokutai Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kataoka Air Base, Shumushu Island, Kuril Islands, Western Pacific -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy against Russia during the 1944-1945 'Manchurian Campaign' in WWII.
The wreckage was recovered from Kataoka Air Base, Shumushu Island, Kuril Islands, Western Pacific by the Hunt Brothers in 2003.
The aircraft is displayed in the 'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England
Sources:
https://www.wingsmuseum.co.uk/ghots_of_the_tundra.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_B5N
http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/Blogvorm/wings-museum/nakajima-b5n2-kate-339-553rd-kokutai-imperial-japanese-navy-2/
Images:
'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England. - 8th June 2013
'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England. - 8th June 2013
'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England. - 8th June 2013
'Wings WWII Remembrance Museum, Balcombe Village, West Sussex, England. - 8th June 2013
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2020 17:57 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 04-Jul-2020 18:25 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 05-Jul-2020 14:31 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 05-Jul-2020 16:20 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
| 08-Jul-2020 07:22 | Allach | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2022 22:35 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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