The Aichi Type H, AKA Heinkel HD.23 was a carrier-borne fighter which was designed and manufactured in Germany by Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke at the request of the Aichi company.
Once delivered, and arrived in Japan, in 1927, they were modified by Tetsuo Miki, designer of Aichi compnay who was an important Japanese airplane designer of the 1920s, in order to add some flotation capability. Three more airplanes were manufactured, four in total, but it wasn't produced in full-scale.
It was powered by a 600hp BMW Engine.
Sources:
1. The Complete Book of Fighters
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_HD_23
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