[GODREKR]

"Corpse of a Japanese airman is hoisted from a downed airplane after several days in the harbor. His face was eaten by the crabs prior to recovery."

Info and photo credit: East Wind Rain, by Stan Cohen, (1981, expanded 1991, corrected 1994, title changed to: Attack on Pearl Harbor, 2000) page 94.

The diver missed that third man... it was too murky on the harbor bottom. The cable was finally installed to recover the aircraft... The plane bent in two as the plane broke the surface. The third man was found in the wreckage after they finally raised the plane... the photo is quite grisly due to the crabs eating the facial features... Koku Heisocho (Warrant Officer) Tsuneki Morita was the "Observer"/navigator/bombardier.

The "floater" is the radioman (gunner) on board: Nito Hiko Heiso (Petty Officer Second Class) Yoshiharu Machimoto. This film was made during the second dive when the diver located the radioman. The diver had cut the harness and Machimoto popped to the surface, loosing his boots in the process. Apparently, the hachimaki headband is still wrapped on his head, or his neckscarf has moved.

The plane was hit by AA fire. A bullet hit the torpedo's warhead. The plane hit the
water near southwestern tip of Kuahua islet. The photo shows the AII-356 during its recovery from waters of the bay.

[Hugo L.]

He deserved it.

[Necrosis]

Now that looks nasty. I bet USS Arizona was a total crabfeast after it went down.

[vagabond]

Why bother recovering them?

[murofhsirgo]

that thing is shot to shit too, crap

[durt]

A new Davy Jones crew member!

[MeMyselfandI]

[Kelseecat65]

[kellyhound]

nice pics

[Politkovskaja]

You clearly see the navy man smiling in the first pic :)