The Kawanishi N1K is an Imperial Japanese Navy fighter aircraft, developed in two forms: the N1K Kyōfū (強風, "Strong Wind", Allied reporting name "Rex")...
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Engineering Works' assets. While Kawanishi was best known for its seaplanes, such as the Kawanishi H6K and H8K flying boats, its N1K-J land-based fighter -derived...
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The Kawanishi H8K is a flying boat used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting...
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company Kawanishi Kōkūki KK in the early 1940s. A further development was the Kawanishi J6K. The J3K was developed in parallel to the Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden...
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The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for maritime patrol...
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Experimental Navy jet-powered fighter Kawanishi N1K-J 紫電 "Shiden" 1942 Navy ground-based derivative of the N1K Kawanishi P1Y2-S 極光 1944 Navy night-fighter...
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which featured a Kawamura-developed belt feed mechanism. Kawanishi H6K Kawanishi H8K Kawanishi N1K Mitsubishi A6M Mitsubishi G3M Mitsubishi G4M Mitsubishi...
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The Kawanishi Baika (梅花, "Ume Blossom") was a pulsejet-powered kamikaze ("divine wind") aircraft under development for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards...
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requested the Kawanishi Aircraft Company produce a replacement for the company's Kawanishi E5K. The resulting design, designated the Kawanishi E7K1, was an...
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was also equipped with automatic combat flaps, used earlier on the Kawanishi N1K-J, significantly improving maneuverability.[citation needed] In June...
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trained kamikaze pilots and prepared to take part in an attack himself. Kawanishi N1K Kyōfū floatplanes were used for the training but because of multiple...
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25 - 2,000 hp (1,491 kW) Homare 42 - 2,200 hp (1,640 kW) Aichi B7A Kawanishi N1K-J Mitsubishi A7M Nakajima C6N Nakajima G8N Nakajima J5N Nakajima Ki-84...
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March and June 1945. In contrast to the unreliable engines used by the Kawanishi N1K-J, Kawasaki Ki-61 and Nakajima Ki-84 that were keeping many of these...
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Virginia, United States George (ship), an Australian sloop wrecked in 1806 Kawanishi N1K-J, a Japanese fighter aircraft Allied codenamed "George" Pullman porters...
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appeared in early 1944. A formidable opponent for the Hellcat was the Kawanishi N1K, but it was produced too late and in insufficient numbers to affect...
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tanks. Aircraft with armor and self-sealing fuel tanks, such as the Kawanishi N1K-J would not enter service until late 1944–1945, which was too late to...
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against the Mitsubishi A6M Zero and 6:1 against the Nakajima Ki-84, Kawanishi N1K-J, and Mitsubishi J2M combined during the last year of the war. The...
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The Kawanishi H3K, also known as Navy Type 90-2 Flying Boat (九〇式二号飛行艇), was a Japanese biplane military flying boat from the interwar period. The H3K...
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Blanco International Airport in Reynosa, Mexico Reporting name for the Kawanishi N1K Japanese Fighter BMW i3 REx, range extender variant of the all-electric...
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and repaired. In Strike Witches: Road to Berlin, Yoshika receive a Kawanishi N1K "Shinden Kai" as her new Striker Unit before permanently replaced by...
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155 Curtiss XP-62 Focke-Wulf Ta 152 Hawker Tempest Lavochkin La-5FN Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden Mikoyan-Gurevich I-211 Nakajima Ki-84 Republic XP-69 Supermarine...
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Code name First flown Number built Service Kawanishi N1K Kyofu Navy Fighter Seaplane Rex 1942 1532 IJN Kawanishi N1K1-J/N1K2-J Shiden Navy Land-Based Interceptor...
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comparable role, configuration, and era Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Hawker Tempest Kawanishi N1K Kawasaki Ki-100 Lavochkin La-7 Lavochkin La-9 Lavochkin La-11 Mitsubishi...
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Naval Air Facility Atsugi in early 1945. There, Muto flew a powerful Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden, a type codenamed "George" by the Americans. At that time,...
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machine gun 20×94mm Type 99 cannon Autocannon API blowback Kawanishi H6K Kawanishi H8K Kawanishi N1K Mitsubishi A6M Mitsubishi G3M Mitsubishi G4M Mitsubishi...
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or 'Japanese Mustang', approximately 6 to 18 aircraft were obtained Kawanishi N1K Japan floatplane fighter N1K1 approximately 4 aircraft were obtained...
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role, configuration, and era Fisher P-75 Eagle Hawker Typhoon/Tempest Kawanishi N1K Kawasaki Ki-61 Lavochkin La-5/La-7/La-9 Mitsubishi A6M3/4/5/6/7/8 "Zero"...
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Japan began to produce new fighters such as the Nakajima Ki-84 and the Kawanishi N1K to replace the Zero, but only in small numbers, and by then Japan lacked...
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The base was defended by veteran Japanese fighter instructors flying Kawanishi N1K-J "Shiden" or "George" fighters, led by the man who planned the attack...
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Kawanishi N1K Messerschmitt Me 309 North American P-51 Mustang Republic P-47 Thunderbolt...
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