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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 .
J2M "Raiden" Jiro Horikoshi ( 堀越 二郎 , Horikoshi Jirō , 22 June 1903 – 11 January 1982) was a Japanese aeronautical engineer . He was the chief engineer of several Japanese fighter aircraft designs used during World War II , most notably the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter, as well as the NAMC YS-11 .
At the end of the war, Akamatsu flew the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden fighter. [2] Akamatsu was credited with shooting down 11 enemy aircraft over China in the Second Sino-Japanese War, including four in a single engagement near Nanchang on 25 February 1938.
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden Navy Interceptor Fighter: Jack 1942 621 IJN Mitsubishi Ki-46-III-Kai Army Type 100 Air Defence Fighter: Dinah 1941 1742 IJA, IJN
Mitsubishi J2M 雷電 "Raiden" Jack 1942 Navy land-based interceptor; Nakajima J5N 天雷 "Tenrai" 1944 Navy land-based interceptor; Kyushu J7W 震電 "Shinden" 1945 Navy interceptor; Mitsubishi J8M / Ki-200 秋水 "Shusui" 1945 Navy and Army rocket interceptor, based on the Messerschmitt Me 163
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden "Jack" Kawanishi N1K Kyofu "Terry" Escort Fighter. Seversky 2PA-B3 "Convoy Fighter" (Japanese design:A8V1) "Dick" Torpedo Bombers.
J2M may refer to: Mitsubishi J2M , Raiden (Thunderbolt), Allied reporting name "Jack," a World War II-era fighter aircraft Movement 2 June , a former West German militant group based in West Berlin
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden. The Suzuka Naval Arsenal (鈴鹿海軍工廠, Suzuka kaigun kōshō) was a production facility for aviation ordnance, light arms, and munitions for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was located in the city of Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan, and opened in June 1943.