Aichi E13A
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The Aichi E13A (Allied reporting name: "Jake") was a long-range reconnaissance seaplane used by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1941 to 1945. Numerically the most important floatplane of the IJN, it could carry a crew of three and a bombload of 250 kg (550 lb). The Navy designation was "Navy Type Zero Reconnaissance Seaplane" (零式水上偵察機).
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Role | Reconnaissance floatplane |
Manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki KK |
First flight | mid-late 1939 |
Introduction | 1941 |
Retired | 1947 |
Primary users | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Royal Thai Navy French Naval Aviation |
Number built | 1,418 |
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