Aircraft ID? Japanese?

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It looks like four J1N's were captured/returned to the States with three being scrapped and one surviving at NASM.

Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko (Moonlight) IRVING

Twin-engine, conventional layout with tailwheel-type landing gear.Armament: (2) 20 mm fixed upward firing cannonEngines: (2) Nakajima Sakae 21 (NK1F, Ha35- 21) 14- cylinder air-cooled radial 1,130 horsepower (metric)Originally designed as a three-seat, daylight escort fighter air
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The aircraft in the photo is not the survivor, but does give some clues to its identity if we can find the proper photo.

Edit: A possibility.


 
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