Showing posts with label Japan 1930-1938. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan 1930-1938. Show all posts
Tuesday, 23 November 2021

Mitsubishi 2MR8

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  The Mitsubishi 2MR8 was a Japanese short-range reconnaissance aircraft of the 1930s designed and built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japa...
Tuesday, 16 November 2021

Mitsubishi 1MF -Recap-

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  Note: This is a recap of the plane mentioned in the title, as we didn't like the way it was, so we've decided to put them all in a...
Tuesday, 12 October 2021

MItsubishi Ki-21, part one

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  Back in 1936, the Imperial Japanese Army issued a requirement for a new heavy bomber to replace the Mitsubishi Ki-20 and the Mitsubishi Ki...
Thursday, 7 October 2021

Mitsubishi B5M

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  In summer 1935, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) issued a specification, 10-shi, for a carrier-based strike-bomber with torp...
Saturday, 29 May 2021

Mitsubishi G3M, part three

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  The Mitsubishi G3M was a land-based medium bomber that was used for the first during the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 where it made gr...
Thursday, 27 May 2021

Mitsubishi G3M, part two.

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  The Mitsubishi G3M Model 11 had a crew of five, could carry up to 800 Kg (1763.7 lb) of bombs carried externally under the fuselage or a s...
Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Mitsubishi G3M, part one, Mitsubishi Ka-15

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  Back in 1935 the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) issued a requirement for a land-based twin-engine reconnaissance airplane. Mitsubishi presen...
Saturday, 22 February 2020

Airspeed Envoy, part three

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The Airspeed Envoy was a British light, twin-engined transport aircraft that was designed and built by Airspeed Ltd. in the 1930s. The En...
Tuesday, 28 January 2020

Mitsubishi G1M1/Ka-9

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The Mitsubishi Ka-9 was originally designed to perform aerial surveillance over the Pacific. It was the first prototype in the series of a...
Saturday, 26 October 2019

Messerschmitt Bf.108, part three

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The Messerschmitt Bf.108 was a German single-engine sports and touring aircraft that was used by many countries all around the globe. Amon...
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Thursday, 23 May 2019

Mitsubishi Ki-30, part three

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The Mitshubishi Ki-30 was designed and developed in response to an Imperial Japanese Army specification issued in May 1936 for a replaceme...
Saturday, 12 January 2019

MItsubishi A5M, part four

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The Mitsubishi A5M was also used during the early stages of the Japanese entry into World War 2. In fact, the Flying Tigers encountered un...
Thursday, 10 January 2019

Mitsubishi A5M, part three

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The most competitive adversary that the A5M faced was the Soviet Polikarpov I-16 which was a fast and heavily armed fighter that was flown...
Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Mitsubishi A5M, part two

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Note: This post is a direct follow-up of the previous one. The main antagonist of the Mitsubishi A5M during the Second Sino-Japanese War,...
Thursday, 20 December 2018

Mitsubishi A5M, part one

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Note: This is our last post of the year as tomorrow we start out Christmas holidays. Back in 1934 the Imperial Japanese Navy issued a spe...
Saturday, 1 December 2018

Mitsubishi Ka-14

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Back in 1934, the Imperial Japanese Navy issued a specification calling for an advanced fighter that would reach a maximum speed of 350km/...
Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Mitsubishi Ki-15

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The Mitsubishi Ki-15 was a Japanese reconnaisssance aircraft which was also used as a light attack bomber during the Second World War. It...
Saturday, 11 August 2018

Mitsubishi Ka-8

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During early 1930s the Imperial Japanese Navy showed interest in the concept of two-seat fighters, as it was popular with foreign air arms...
Thursday, 5 July 2018

Mitsubishi 1MF10

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Back in 1932, the Imperial Japanese Navy issued a specification both to Nakajima and Mitsubishi to find a replacement for the Nakajima A2N...
Saturday, 4 February 2017

Aichi D1A

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The Aichi D1A was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber. It was created as the Imperial Japanese Navy needed an advanced carrier-bomber and...