Nakajima E8N
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The Nakajima E8N was a ship-borne catapult-launched reconnaissance seaplane designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company. Flown by the Imperial Japanese Navy A
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An IJN E8N flying by the Japanese aircraft carriers Sōryū and Ryujo, 1938
A E8N alighting the ocean
Mitsubishi F1M
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The Mitsubishi F1M is a Japanese observation seaplane of World War II. It was the last biplane type of the Imperial Japanese Navy, with 944 built between 1936 and 1944. The Navy designation was "Type
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…aerial reconnaissance during the Battle of Midway. In general, though, they were soon replaced by more modern aircraft such as the Aichi E13A and the Mitsubishi F1M and reassigned to second-line duties, such as a seaplane trainer, communications and liaison work. Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service…
A Mitsubishi F1M2 on patrol, c. 1943
Damaged F1M2s at Rekata Bay, 1944.
Replica of the Yamato Museum
Personnel of 80 Squadron RAF amongst parts of a Japanese F1M, bearing Indonesian markings, at an airfield and seaplane base in Surabaya, Java. January 1946