Crash Site Mitsubishi G4M1 Model 11 Tail 326

Moila Point
Autonomous Region of Bougainvi, Papua New Guinea

This Mitsubishi G4M1 Model 11 was shot down by American fighters on 18 Apirl 1943, after which the plane was ditched off Moila Point. Nine people were killed and three survived. Among the killed are: Commander Rinji Tomoro Commander Kaoru Imananka Commander Suteji Muroi Among the survivors are: Vice-Admiral Matome Ugaki Captain Motoharu Kitamura

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Text by: Kaj Metz

Photo(s): IJA