Japanese Reconnaissance flight near Lord Howe Island on 22 February 1942

JAPANESE RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT
NEAR LORD HOWE ISLAND
ON 22 FEBRUARY 1942

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An intelligence report described the flight of a Japanese float plane near Lord Howe Island on 22 February 1942. It approached to within one kilometre of the island at height of 500 feet.

Local fishermen stated that they could see the markings E4G on the aircraft, which was consistent with a submarine-launched "Glen" floatplane. The fishermen indicated that it later headed eastwards.

Japanese Recce flights over Australia during WW2

REFERENCE

Robert Piper, "The Hidden Chapters - Untold stories of Australians at war in the Pacific", Pagemasters, Pty. Ltd., 1995