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Nakajima's Ki-27 ("Nate"), the Imperial Japanese Army's
first monoplane low-wing fighter, entered service in 1936
and outnumbered all other Japanese fighters at the time
of Pearl Harbor. The B5N ("Kate" carrier-based torpedo
bomber played a major role in that attack, and was largely
responsible for sinking the
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U.S. aircraft carriers during the
Battle of Midway. Nakajima's Ki-43 Hyabusa ("Oscar")interceptor
fighter, though deficient in firepower, was the mount
of most Japanese fighter aces. The much less manoeuvrable
Ki-44 Shoki ("Tojo") was used primarily as a homedefense
fighter. Other significant Nakajima aircraft included
the B6N Tenzan ("Jill"' torpedo-bomber, the J1N1 Gekko
("Irving") three-seat reconnaissance/nightfighter; the Ki-
49 Donryu ("Helen") heavy bomber; and the Ki-84 Hayate
("Frank"), a good all-round fighter, though relatively
unproven in battle. Nakajima also developeda floatplane
version of the Zero fighter as the A6M-2 ("Rufe").
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All the World's Rotorcraft
Virtual Aircraft Museum
E2N
A2N
E4N
Type 91
E8N
Ki-4
A4N
Ki-27
Ki-34
B5N
Ki-43 "Hayabusa"
Ki-49 "Donryu"
Ki-44 "Shoki"
B6N "Tenzan"
J1N "Gekko"
A6M2-N
G5N "Shinzan"
C6N "Saiun"
Ki-84 "Hayate"
G8N "Renzan"
J5N "Tenrai"
"Kikka"
Ki-115 "Tsurugi"
Ki-87
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