Phil McLanahan picked up his Fuji LM-1 while he was still on active duty with the U.S. Navy years ago. It belonged to an older pilot in Maryland, who had imported it directly from Japan decades ago. But like so many projects that “seemed like a good idea at the time,” it languished until McLanahan finally helped the man to restore it to flyable condition.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/air-shows-events/the-fuji-lm-1-is-a-four-place-reconnaissance-aircraft-operated-by-the-japan-defense-force-in-the-1950s