Mitsubishi J8M Shusui

I took these photos of the sole surviving Mitsubishi J8M Shusui (Autumn Water/Sharp Sword) at the Planes of Fame museum in Chino, Calif. The J8M1 was intended to be a license-built copy of the Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet but was eventually reverse-engineered from manuals.

Another damaged fuselage was discovered in a Japanese cave sometime in the 1960s, and has been rebuilt for display in a Mitsubishi museum.


Mitsubishi J8M Shusui #403

Planes of Fame, Chino 2018