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| Date: | Saturday 27 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Mitsubishi G3M (Nell) |
| Owner/operator: | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Funafuti -
 Tuvalu
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by Capt William P. Boland of VMF-441. Bomber was from 755 Kokutai.
All eight crew members died in the crash.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-33456.html
After the Battle '40-'45, No.15, p.2: crash location 45 km NW off Funafuti.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2020 14:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jan-2020 14:14 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 02:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 03:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Jul-2022 22:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 28-Oct-2023 17:50 | Corin | Updated |
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