N1K Kyōfū

The Kawanishi N1K was an Imperial Japanese Navy fighter aircraft which was developed in two variants. The N1K Kyōfū , a floatplane designed to support forward offensive operations where no airstrips were available. The N1K-J Shiden , a land-based version of the N1K. Contemporary pilots and Allied reports praised the N1K-J’s performance, noting its high speed and maneuverability compared with other Japanese fighters of the period.

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1435 produced,
single-seat fighter, Imperial Japanese Navy, Kawanishi Aircraft Company,

Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden, Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai, N1K1 Kyōfū,

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Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden ⓘ
1943 fighter aircraft model by Kawanishi
Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai ⓘ
1944 fighter aircraft model by Kawanishi
N1K1 Kyōfū ⓘ
1943 fighter aircraft model by Kawanishi

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Frameless

ShidenKai and Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft on display at Sora Kasai

N1K2 Shiden21

ShidenKai and Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft on display at Sora Kasai from above

Kawanishi N1K2-J at NAS Willow Grove c1946

Kanno's Shidennkai21

Kawanishi N1K Shiden

Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai (Violet Lightning; Allied reporting name "George") serial number 5312 on display at the National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio, during the 1960s.

Kawanishi N1K2-J George USAF

N1K2-J-1

SHIDEN Bulletproof glass

Type	Subtype	Description	Notes	Source

class	aircraft	Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden	N1K Kyōfū	Wikidata
class	aircraft	Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden-Kai	N1K Kyōfū	Wikidata
class	aircraft	N1K1 Kyōfū	N1K Kyōfū, floatplane	Wikidata
commons	image	ShidenKai and Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft on display at Sora Kasai		Commons
commons	image	N1K2 Shiden21		Commons
commons	image	ShidenKai and Type 97 carrier-based attack aircraft on display at Sora Kasai from above		Commons
commons	image	Kawanishi N1K2-J at NAS Willow Grove c1946		Commons
commons	image	Kanno's Shidennkai21		Commons
commons	image	Kawanishi N1K Shiden		Commons
commons	image	Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai (Violet Lightning; Allied reporting name "George") serial number 5312 on display at the National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio, during the 1960s.		Commons
commons	image	Kawanishi N1K2-J George USAF		Commons
commons	image	N1K2-J-1		Commons
commons	image	SHIDEN Bulletproof glass		Commons

N1K Kyōfū

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