Emergency Thatcher landing.

[Paul Dumm]

Look's like he did a good job landing on a "cotton" runway.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/09/26/20110926thatcher-arizona-plane-emergency-landing-abrk.html

[cpasley]

Does anyone know anything about this plane, obviously its made to look like a WWII Japanese aircraft but is it one made from a Texan or what I think it looks like a BT-13?

[Matt Ottosen]

It's from the CAF's Tora! Tora! Tora! Squadron.  The article says it's a Harvard Mark IV.

[Chris Kennedy]

It's N2047, which is one of the Kate torpedo bomber replicas. I wonder if the fake torpedo was mounted when he landed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eor1/4239157437/

[cpasley]

It's from the CAF's Tora! Tora! Tora! Squadron.  The article says it's a Harvard Mark IV.

Thanks Matt, I guess it would help if I actually read the article..........

[Chris Kennedy]

For those who might be interested, there is a lot of information on the Tora planes at this web site.

http://www.toratoratora.com/historyrebuilt.html

The "Kates" were actually built from parts of a T-6/Harvard and a BT-13.