This J8M1 was captured by US forces after the war and was sent to the U.S. for evaluation. It was acquired by Ed Maloney from a scrap yard in 1950 and is now on static display at the Planes of Fame museum.
Mitsubishi
J8M1 Shushi
In late 1943, Japan purchased a license to manufacture the Messerschmitt Me 163B Komet. They also bought the rights to the Walter HWK 109-509 rocket engine. Its first powered flight, on 7 July 1945, ended in a crash after the rocket engine failed during takeoff. No other flights took place. By the end of the war, Mitsubishi had built seven Shusui aircraft.