Tag: reconnaissance plane
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Mitsubishi Ki-15
Mitsubishi Ki-15 The Mitsubishi Ki-15 was a Japanese reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft developed in the mid-1930s. It originated from a Japanese Army requirement for a fast, long-range reconnaissance machine that could outrun contemporary fighters. Mitsubishi began work in 1935, with the prototype flying in May 1936. The aircraft was a low-wing monoplane of all-metal Read more
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Mitsubishi C5M
Mitsubishi C5M The Mitsubishi C5M was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s version of the Ki-15. Recognising the Ki-15’s speed and long-range potential, the Navy ordered its own modified version in 1937. The C5M was externally similar to the Ki-15 but incorporated naval equipment such as improved radios and navigation instruments, as well as minor airframe refinements. Read more