Nakajima B5N
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The Nakajima B5N was a carrier-based torpedo bomber designed and produced by the Nakajima Aircraft Company. Operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during the Pacific War, it was the standa
A Nakajima B5N2 in flight
Type 88 bombsight, torpedo release lever, and manual bomb release from a Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
A captured Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" being flown over Maryland, 1943
A crashed Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" (tail marking "EI-306") from Shōkaku
Mitsubishi B5M
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The Mitsubishi B5M was an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service land-based attack aircraft, originally intended for aircraft carrier use. The B5M was also given the long formal designation Navy Type 97 M
Nakajima B5N
…undercarriage, a folding wing, Fowler flaps and a variable-pitch propeller. The first prototype made its maiden flight in January 1937; it outperformed the Mitsubishi B5M during competitive trials and won the production contract, leading to the B5N's service introduction as the Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber in 1938. That…
B5M Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber Mabel B5M 11