[TOTD 2020-09-14] Which company was known as the Nakajima Aircraft Company during WWII?
Which company was known as the Nakajima Aircraft Company during WWII?
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#0407 - September 14, 2020 - Theme: History
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TIL Subaru Corporation used to be called Nakajima Aircraft Company. They started out making military aircraft during WWII and eventually designed and produced Apache (AH64-D) Attack Helicopters. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakβ¦
Japanese factory workers at a Nakajima Aircraft Company factory.
I want one in my Crosstrek: VERY early Subaru engine: 1942 36-cylinder, 5,000 hp Nakajima Aircraft Company Ha-54
VERY early Subaru engine: 1942 36-cylinder, 5,000 hp Nakajima Aircraft Company Ha-54 engine
Formation of a variety of aircraft led by a captured Japanese Nakajima Ki.84 "Frank". Also a RN Seafire, USN F6F Hellcat and a USAAF P-51 Mustang. Phillipines 1945. [639x467]
A Japanese Nakajima B6N Tenzan torpedo plane attacking the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown.
Finished this obscure aircraft. The Nakajima Ki-43 βOscarβ, but depicted as it was in service under the Manchukuo Air Force reddit.com/gallery/rs99ne
In late 1918 the Imperial Japanese Navy acquired the manufacturing licenses for the German Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 monoplane fighter floatplane. Built by Nakajima and Aichi they may have been the 1st fighter aircraft of the IJN
A Japanese Navy Nakajima B6N ("Jill") torpedo bomber passes the starboard quarter of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9), after dropping its torpedo, 14 October 1944, during the carrier raids on Formosa and Luzon. A South Dakota-class battleship of Task Group 38.3 is visible in the left distance.
[December 6th, 1917] Chikuhei Nakajima and Seibi Kawanishi found the Japan Aeroplane Manufacturing Work Company Ltd. It is the first aircraft manufacturing company in Japan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiβ¦
A captured Nakajima Ki 43 Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon), Allied codename "Oscar", being evaluated by the Republic of China Air Force , 1943. When the Chinese Civil War resumed, both the Nationalists (ROC) and the Communists (PRC) used leftover Japanese and American aircraft against each other. reddit.com/gallery/qf4b6r
In late 1918 the Imperial Japanese Navy acquired the manufacturing licenses for the German Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 monoplane fighter floatplane. Built by Nakajima and Aichi they may have been the 1st fighter aircraft of the IJN
Nakajima Kikka (Orange Blossom) at the Udvar-Hazy Center. The Kikka was Japan's first jet, developed as a ground attack/anti-ship aircraft based on the Messerschmitt Me 262, though smaller than its German counterpart. The museum also an incomplete example at the Garber Facility. reddit.com/gallery/q8s3fc
Abandoned A6M5 Model 52 Zeroβs, a twin engine Kugisho P1Y1, a Nakajima J1N1-1, a J2M3 Raiden and other aircraft post-WW2.
Mitsubishi G3M βNellβ bomber in surrender paint scheme abandoned at Seletar Airfield, Singapore, 1945. Note the Nakajima L2D βTabbyβ aircraft beyond, license-built copy of the Douglas DC-3, also in surrender paint.
The Nakajima Kikka (Orange Blossom) was Japan's first jet aircraft. The first prototype was only flown once and only 10 units were built. After their attachΓ© in Germany witnessed trials of the Me 262, the IJN requested Nakajima to develop a similar aircraft to be used as a fast attack bomber. reddit.com/gallery/oajoq5
Nakajima Ki-84 pilot appears to gesture from the cockpit as his aircraft is blasted at point blank range by an F6F Hellcat over the Philippines in November 1944
Abandoned A6M5 Model 52 Zeroβs, a twin engine Kugisho P1Y1, a Nakajima J1N1-1, a J2M3 Raiden and other aircraft post-WW2.
Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zero c/n 5357, tail number 61-120. This Zero was built under license by Nakajima, captured on Saipan in 1944, and flight tested in the USA for the rest of the war. Sold as surplus to Ed Maloney, the aircraft was restored to flight, and is the last fully original Zero flying. reddit.com/gallery/nuhz7u
WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo/bombers Nakajima B5N flying over fleet units at Truk Atoll. This was the main IJN torpedo attack aircraft during all the war and bored the torpedo and level bombing attacks on Pearl Harbor in Dec 1941 and the main air-naval battles of the Pacific.
WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo/bombers Nakajima B5N flying over fleet units at Truk Atoll. This was the main IJN torpedo attack aircraft during all the war and bored the torpedo and level bombing attacks on Pearl Harbor in Dec 1941 and the main air-naval battles of the Pacific.
Mitsubishi G3M βNellβ bomber in surrender paint scheme abandoned at Seletar Airfield, Singapore, 1945. Note the Nakajima L2D βTabbyβ aircraft beyond, license-built copy of the Douglas DC-3, also in surrender paint.
Nakajima Ki-43-IIb Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon) "Oscar". This aircraft was loaned to the EAA Museum in Wisconsin, before being loaned to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, and is now loaned to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson AZ, along with the museum's Ki-115 Tsurugi and MXY-7 Ohka Model 43 K-1 reddit.com/gallery/mx59u5
IJN aircraft carrier Kaga conducts air operations in 1937. On the deck are Mitsubishi B2M Type 89, Nakajima A2N Type 90, and Aichi D1A1 Type 94 aircraft.
Japanese gun camera footage showing Nakajima Ki-43 βHayabusaβ fighters attacking an allied airfield aircraft in the South Pacific circa 1941-42 [WWII] v.redd.it/ex0tw8qptk761
Japanese Nakajima E8N in British markings operated by German Kriegsmarine from their Auxiliary Cruiser, the DK Orion (HSK-1), making it perhaps the only Japanese military aircraft operated by Germany during the war.
Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" flown by the French Navy in modern-day Vietnam. This aircraft was captured by the British in modern-day Indonesia, evaluated in Malaya, and given to the French in Sep. 1945. The aircraft was poorly maintained in WWII, and crashed on its first mission on Feb. 19, 1946. reddit.com/gallery/m6cw3k
The Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Zuiho as seen from the gunners seat of a Nakajima B5N2 βKateβ torpedo-bomber during Operation Ke. February 2nd, 1943.
Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi (Sabre) kamikaze aircraft. Though around 100 were built and test flights were made, none saw combat when the war ended. This example is on loan to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, along with the museum's Ki-43 Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon) and MXY-7 Model 43. reddit.com/gallery/mwneym
The only surviving Nakajima Kikka. Japan's first jet aircraft
The Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier RyΕ«hΕ as seen from the gunners seat of a Nakajima B5N2 βKateβ torpedo-bomber during Operation Ke. February 2nd, 1943
A Japanese ShΕwa L2D or Nakajima L2D2 Type 0 Transport Model 11 transport aircraft at a base in Japan around 1943. This aircraft was a license-built version of the Douglas DC-3 and given the allied codename "Tabby" , numerically it was the most important Japanese transport aircraft in World War II.
The Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Zuiho as seen from the gunners seat of a Nakajima B5N2 βKateβ torpedo-bomber during Operation Ke. February 2nd, 1943
Nakajima J9Y Kikka - The first Japanese jet powered aircraft developed in WWII. [800 Γ 399]
An Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Nakajima C6N βSaiunβ carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft in flight circa late 1944-45. Advanced for its time, it was the fastest carrier-based aircraft put into service by Japan during the war and itβs top speed (380mph) was equal to that of the Grumman F6F.
Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zero c/n 5357, tail number 61-120, preparing for takeoff at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California. Originally built by Nakajima, this aircraft was captured on Saipan in 1944. It is the last flightworthy Zero with it's original Nakajima Sakae radial engine.
The only flyable Japanese Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (ιΌ, "Peregrine Falcon") This Ki-43 owned by the Erickson Aircraft Collection and is a replica built from parts from various wrecks
2 Apr 1945: 100 B-29s attacked the Nakajima aircraft factory near Tokyo. ww2db.com/battle_spec.phpβ¦
IJN aircraft carrier Kaga during air operations off Japan, 1930. On the upper flight deck are Mitsubishi B1M Type 13 bombers with Nakajima A1N Type 3 fighters on the lower deck. Kaga and Akagi were completed with three superimposed flight decks, the only carriers ever designed so. [3133 Γ 2046]
Photograph showing the interior of an IJNAS Nakajima C6N βSaiunβ reconnaissance aircraft, this photo was taken from the gunnerβs seat and shows the observerβs seat
Japanese gun camera footage showing Nakajima Ki-43 βHayabusaβ fighters attacking an allied airfield aircraft in the South Pacific circa 1941-42 [WWII] v.redd.it/ex0tw8qptk761
IJNAS Nakajima J1N1-S βGekkΕβ night fighter βRed Yo-101β of the Yokosuka KokΕ«tai equipped with FD-2 radar, this aircraft was piloted by CPO Yuzo Kuramoto and ENS Shiro Kurotori, this picture shows the pilots and their ground crew at Oppama Airbase, Japan in 1945.
Kaga conducts air operations in 1937. On deck are Nakajima A2N, Aichi D1A, and Mitsubishi B2M aircraft.
Imperial Japanese Navy pilots of the 302nd KokΕ«tai scramble to their Nakajima C6N βMyrtβ reconnaissance aircraft and Aichi D4Y2 βJudyβ dive bombers
Imperial Japanese Navy pilots of the 302nd KokΕ«tai scramble to their Nakajima C6N βMyrtβ reconnaissance aircraft and Aichi D4Y2 βJudyβ dive bombers
One of our exhibit boards at PAX Museum displays the Empire of Japan: Enemy Aircraft over Southern Maryland, which includes the Kawanishi H8K2 flying boat, the Nakajima B5N bomber, the Kawasaki Ki-61 fighter, and the Mitsubishi A6M5 fighter. Enemy aircraft were captured and analyzed at Pax River. reddit.com/gallery/k5bnaa
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Pilots with a Nakajima J1N1 GekkΕ (ζε
"Moonlight") a twin-engine aircraft used for reconnaissance, night fighter, and kamikaze missions. Circa 1943-44.
If you can pick one person from another company for njpw to steal who would it be? Mine is Katsuhiko Nakajima.
