Painted Clouds of the Jungle

Painted Clouds of the Jungle

Attached is an image of a discovered Japanese Navy bomber on a Chuuk Lagoon airfield in 1946.

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  1. graham64's avatar graham64 says:

    What is the aircraft in the background behind the “Jill”?

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    1. You are spot on, that is indeed a Jill Torpedo Bomber. As for the plane behind it, you may have better luck at determining what it is. Folks at the archive thought the Jill was a Myrt and well, it was not and I appreciate your spotting it. Thanks!!!

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  2. What is the aircraft in the background?

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  3. Story's avatar Story says:

    Looks like a ‘Jill’ Torpedo Bomber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_B6N

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    1. You know,you may bright about that. I’m going to double check that and correct if proven true.

      Tanks for the extra set of eyeballs!

      Best,

      Guy

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