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The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-capable fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1940 to 1945.
The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (雷電, "Lightning Bolt") is a single-engined, land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. Its Allied reporting name was Jack .
A tornado that struck the airport in July 2016 damaged a number of other buildings, but did not affect the museum. [4] In 2017, the museum purchased a collection of spare parts that belonged to collector Jay Wisler. [1] The museum opened a fourth hangar featuring U.S. Navy aircraft in December 2023. [5]
Kawaguchiko Motor Museum / Fighter Museum (河口湖自動車博物館・飛行舘, Kawaguchiko Jidōsha Hakubutsukan / Hikōkan) is a museum located in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. Founded in 1981 [ 1 ] by former race driver and businessman Nobuo Harada, [ 2 ] it has a collection of antique motor vehicles.
Mitsubishi A5M4-K Navy Carrier Fighter Type 96, model 4: Claude 1935 103 IJN: Mitsubishi A6M2-K & A6M5-K Navy Carrier Fighter Type 0: Zeke 1939 243 IJN: Mitsubishi G3M1/2-K: Nell 1935 1048 IJN: Mitsubishi G6M1-K Navy Land Trainer: Betty 1939 IJN: Mitsubishi K3M Navy Type 90 Crew Training Aircraft: Pine 1930 625 IJN: Nakajima A4N1-K: n/a 1934 ...
The G4M's predecessor, the Mitsubishi G3M, went into service in 1937 in China. [5] Only two months later the Japanese Navy issued specifications to Mitsubishi. [5] The specifications, unprecedented at the time, called for a twin-engine, land-based, attack bomber with a top speed of 398 kilometres per hour (247 mph), a cruising altitude of 3,000 metres (9,800 ft), and a range of 4,722 ...
Mitsubishi Aircraft Company [1] (Mitsubishi Kōkūki) was the new name given by the Mitsubishi Company (Mitsubishi Shōkai), in 1928, to its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Internal Combustion (Mitsubishi Nainenki), to reflect its changing role as an aircraft manufacturer catering to the growing demand for military aircraft in Japan.
The MXY-7 Navy Suicide Attacker Ohka was a manned flying bomb that was usually carried underneath a Mitsubishi G4M2e Model 24J "Betty" bomber to within range of its target. . On release, the pilot would first glide towards the target and when close enough he would fire the Ohka ' s three solid-fuel rockets, one at a time or in unison, [4] and fly the missile towards the ship that he intended ...