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Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) - Aichi M6A1 Seiran ("Clear Sky Storm" / "Mountain Haze") - Air and Space Smithsonian - Udvar Hazy Center - July 29th, 2009 1158 RT

The Aichi M6A1 Seiran ("Clear Sky Storm" or "Mountain haze", translations differ) was a floatplane designed to strike the Panama Canal after transport and launch from a Japanese Submarine (I-400). The Seiran's wings stowed and folded in a manner similar to Grumman aircraft of the era. Also, the Seiran used a Aichi license-built version of the Daimler-Benz DB 601 inverted V-12 engine which was also used by the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110.

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[QUOTE="1st Vette, post: 331029, member: 8909"] [HEADING=2]Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) - Aichi M6A1 Seiran ("Clear Sky Storm" / "Mountain Haze") - Air and Space Smithsonian - Udvar Hazy Center - July 29th, 2009 1158 RT[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]The Aichi M6A1 Seiran ("Clear Sky Storm" or "Mountain haze", translations differ) was a floatplane designed to strike the Panama Canal after transport and launch from a Japanese Submarine (I-400). The Seiran's wings stowed and folded in a manner similar to Grumman aircraft of the era. Also, the Seiran used a Aichi license-built version of the Daimler-Benz DB 601 inverted V-12 engine which was also used by the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110.[/HEADING] [ATTACH type="full"]120195[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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