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During the continued investigation of the Kam Zero crash site, contact was made with David Aiken, a historian who has
documented every Japanese plane lost during the attack. He provided additional images of the investigation conducted
the day after the attack, taken from several angles. These views show several US Army personnel grouped around the cockpit.
These photographs show rather conclusively that the site of the crash was not a residence, but an industrial building with
a long concrete loading dock.
The above view shows the Kam Zero from the same vantage point as the second Fuselier photo taken the day before.
Note that while the Zero is in the same position, the palm branches have been cleared away, the canopy has been removed and
there is much more fluid (possibly fuel leaking from ruptured tanks) along the loading lock. The photo below shows investigators
examining the cockpit area. David Aiken states that interviews with the surviving investigators revealed that they were
removing Hirano's body when this photo was taken.
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