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Kyūshū Q1W Tōkai “Lorna”

IJN ASW aircraft (1943-1945) 153 built The Kyūshū Q1W Tōkai (“Eastern Sea”) was the first and last Imperial Japanese Navy…

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Naval Aircraft Factory SBN (1941)

US Navy Scout-Bomber (1936-42), 31 built The N.A.F. SBN (initially Brewster SBA-1) was the first model of the infamous company…

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Yokosuka E1Y (1923)

IJN Multirole Observation seaplane 1924-1937 The Yokosuka E1Y was an Japanese observation floatplane of the twenties. It was designed and…

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Nakajima A1N (1929)

Naval Fighter, 150 made (1929-1932) in service until 1935. The Nakajima A1N, or Navy Type 3 Carrier Fighter (Also Type…

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Kawanishi H6K “Mavis”

Large recce/bomber flying boat, 215 made 1938-43 The H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat manufactured by the Kawanishi…

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Kawanishi E15K Shiun “Norm”

IJN Observation floatplane (1942) – 15 built (incl. prototypes) 1944 Development In 1939 the Imperial Japanese Navy instructed Kawanishi (a…

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Aichi E13A Reisu “Jake”

Observation Floatplane (1941), 1,418 made 1940-1945 The Aichi E13A (“Jake” in allied nomenclature codes) was a long-range reconnaissance seaplane used…

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Nakajima B6N Tenzan “Jill”

Carrier Based Torpedo Bomber Imperial Japanese Navy, 1,268 B6N1 and B6N2 built Development: Replacing the “Kate” In 1942 at Midway…

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Nakajima A6M2N “Rufe”

Floatplane Fighter, Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Navy (1942-45), 327 built The world’s best seaplane fighter ? The A6M2-N floatplane…

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Mitsubishi G3M “Nell”

Imperial Japanese Navy, 1,048 built Ka-15, Type 96 Rikko, G3M1, G3M2, G3M3 by Mitsubishi, Nakajima and YokosukaBomber/Recce codename “Nell”, Transport…