The Aichi M6A Seiran is a submarine-launched attack floatplane designed and produced by the Japanese aircraft manufacturer Aichi Kokuki KK. It was operated solely by the Imperial Japanese Navy during
M6A1
Hangar of an I-400 class submarine, up to three M6A1s could be accommodated
The only surviving Aichi M6A1 Seiran
A submarine aircraft carrier is a submarine equipped with aircraft for observation or attack missions. These submarines saw their most extensive use during World War II, although their operational sig
Aichi M6A Seiran
…primarily to perform offensive missions. The M6A was developed during the early 1940s to be the airborne component of the IJN's envisioned fleet of submarine aircraft carriers, specifically the I-400 class submarine. It was envisioned that submarine-launched M6As would conduct surprise aerial attacks against various Allied…
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