| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 302 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Nakajima B5N |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Nakajima B5N |
| Aircraft Version: | Nakajima B5N2 |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Navy |
| Local Operator Name: | 海上自衛隊 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Jacquinot BayMap |
| Country: | Papua New Guinea |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: AYJB IATA: JAQ Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 October 1945 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 731788 |
| Photo Comment |
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"Kate" 302 arrives from Rabaul as part of the surrender of Japanese forces in the South-West Pacific. The Japanese had requested permission to surrender their remaining airworthy aircraft to an Allied air arm and Jacquinot Bay was the nearest Allied air base. 302 remained there deteriorating until about 1982 when it was dismantled and stored. It found its way to the Pacific Aviation Museum in Honolulu in 2014 via Australia and New Zealand Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand This photo was added on 29 September 2024, and has since been viewed 300 times. |