One of 35 transferred from the USN to the JMSDF in 1957 and phased out in the mid 1960s. It was ordered as USAAF 44-47556 but before completion on the production line it was transferred to the USN as BuAer 85125. Carried code 3MSS-24 when in use as instructional airframe at the 3rd MSDF Service School at Shimofusa AB from 1964 to 1974