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501:Yokosuka B4Y
496:Nakajima B4N
481:Nakajima B3N
423:Seversky A8V
398:Nakajima A4N
393:Nakajima A2N
388:Nakajima A2N
383:Nakajima A1N
376:Fighters (A)
317:
311:
299:. Retrieved
289:
270:
264:
258:
252:
246:
240:
234:
228:
221:
215:
208:
206:
200:
190:
184:
178:
172:
166:
160:
154:
151:8 passengers
148:
142:
135:
133:
129:
128:
116:
105:
91:
89:
79:
77:
68:Number built
1410:Mizuno MXZ1
1285:LXJ (Ju 86)
1280:LXJ (Ju 60)
1130:Kyushu K11W
1125:Kyushu K10W
486:Kugisho B3Y
295:"Nihon L7P"
209:Performance
201:Propellers:
191:Powerplant:
119:Nippi K8Nil
102:Development
1579:Categories
1480:Kyushu Q3W
1470:Kyushu Q1W
1463:Patrol (Q)
1350:Nihon MXJ1
1270:LXG (G-21)
1265:LXG (KR-2)
1120:Kyushu K9W
1105:Nippi K8Ni
1022:Kyushu J7W
794:Aichi E16A
769:Aichi E13A
754:Aichi E12A
744:Aichi E11A
734:Aichi E10A
301:27 January
281:References
272:Power/mass
241:Endurance:
173:Wing area:
1529:Aichi S1A
1343:Aichi M6A
1243:Nihon L7P
1110:Nihon K8P
954:Hiro H10H
949:Aichi H9A
810:Aichi F1A
714:Aichi E8A
684:Aichi E3A
626:Aichi D3A
611:Aichi D1A
566:Aichi C4A
521:Aichi B7A
161:Wingspan:
149:Capacity:
130:Data from
80:Nihon L7P
924:Hiro H4H
914:Hiro H3H
909:Hiro H2H
904:Hiro H1H
848:Hiro G2H
44:(Nippi)
1567:sources
1322:H11K1-L
1187:E13A1-K
167:Height:
155:Length:
1327:K3M3-L
1307:G6M1-L
1302:G5N2-L
1207:Q1W1-K
1202:M6A1-K
1197:G6M1-K
1192:F1M2-K
1182:D3Y1-K
1177:B5N1-K
1172:A6M2-K
1167:A5M4-K
822:J1N1-F
535:C6N1-B
324:
235:Range:
86:Design
143:Crew:
52:1942
27:Role
1275:LXHe
1157:KXHe
1142:KXBu
658:DXHe
450:AXHe
413:A7He
322:ISBN
303:2019
193:2 ×
78:The
22:L7P
1295:LXM
1290:LXK
1260:LXF
1255:LXD
1250:LXC
1162:KXL
1152:KXJ
1147:KXC
1137:KXA
976:HXP
971:HXD
966:HXC
653:DXD
583:CXP
528:BXN
455:AXV
445:AXH
440:AXG
435:AXD
430:AXB
1581::
361:e
354:t
347:v
330:.
305:.
274::
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