Mitsubishi G4M crash, Apr 18, 1943 (12 killed), Buin Auto...
Mitsubishi G4M accident on April 18, 1943 near Buin Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea with 12 fatalities.
- Date: April 18, 1943
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi G4M
- Location: Buin Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: En route
Mitsubishi G4M bomber T1-323 of the 705th Kokutai, carrying Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, was shot down by USAAF P 38 fighters near Bougainville on 18 April 1943. The bomber crashed in jungle north of Buin, and Yamamoto was killed.