History[]
Abandoned at Clark Field in the Philippines as 57[2] - original unit unknown. Selected as the best model from which to build a flying example for testing, because it was not badly damaged -nor badly souvenired. Rebuilt over several months by TAIU, it was stripped to all silver with tail code S16 applied.[3] The aircraft was tested by TAIU-SWPA (Technical Air Intelligence Unit - South-West Pacific Area) at Clark Field, Philippines, during June 1945.[4] Rumours have it that this aircraft was tested at NAS Anacostia after the war.[5]
S16 when captured
An older version of the recognition manual
A 'Rising Sun' profile by Mirek
The D4Y3 as flown by TAIU-SWPA as 'S16'
The other D4Y3 page in the TAIU-SWPA recognition manual
An original photograph
Sources[]
- ↑ http://www.afwing.com/encyclopaedia/the-captured-aircrafts-4_7.html?7
- ↑ http://arawasi-wildeagles.blogspot.nl/2015/02/yokosuka-d4y3-suisei-judy.html
- ↑ https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/d4y/3957.html
- ↑ http://www.risingdecals.com/DyingSun/DyingSun_A.htm
- ↑ http://silverhawkauthor.com/japanese-warplanes-of-the-second-world-war-preserved-3-nakajima-to-yokosuka-imperial-japanese-army-air-service-and-imperial-japanese-navy-air-service_491.html