Category: WW2 IJN Aviation

Author: dreadnaughtz Published Date: January 18, 2022
Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation WW2 Naval Aviation

Yokosuka B4Y “Jean” (1935)

Yokosuka B4Y “Jean” (1935) Imperial Japanese Navy, 205 built The Mitsubishi B2M which needed replacement (1932), derived from the Blackburn…

Author: dreadnaughtz Published Date: January 8, 2022
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Mitsubishi A5M “Claude” (1937)

Mitsubishi A5M “Claude” (1937) Imperial Japanese Navy, 1085 built The main IJN fighter in 1940 The Mitsubish A5M (allied designation…

Author: dreadnaughtz Published Date: December 15, 2021
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Aichi D1A (1934)

Aichi D1A “Susie” (1934) Imperial Japanese Navy, 590 built The last IJN biplane dive bomber The Aichi D1A/D2A “Susie” was…

Author: dreadnaughtz Published Date: November 16, 2021
Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation WW2 Naval Aviation

Nakajima A4N (1935)

Nakajima A4N (1932) Imperial Japanese Navy, 148 built The 1930s IJN naval fighter The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter,…

Author: dreadnaughtz Published Date: October 2, 2021
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Mitsubishi B1M (1924)

Mitsubishi B1M (1924) Imperial Japanese Navy, 443 built The main IJN torpedo bomber of the interwar The Mitsubishi B1M was…

Author: dreadnaughtz Published Date: June 7, 2021
Posted in WW2 IJN Aviation

Mitsubishi 1MF (1919)

Mitsubishi 1MF (1919) Imperial Japanese Navy, 148 built The long road towards the first IJN fighter The Imperial Japanese seaplanes…