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The Kawanishi H8K [a] is a flying boat used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was " Emily ". The Kawanishi H8K was a large, four- engine aircraft designed for long range and extended endurance on patrols or bombing missions typically flown alone over ...
The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was Mavis; the Navy designation was "Type 97 Large Flying Boat" (九七式大型飛行艇). Developed in the 1930s, it was used for reconnaissance ...
Kawanishi H3K 1932 flying boat; Kawanishi E5K 1932 reconnaissance seaplane; Yokosuka E6Y 1932 submarine based floatplane; Kawanishi E7K Alf 1933 reconnaissance seaplane; Hiro H4H 1933 flying boat; Nakajima E8N Dave 1934 reconnaissance seaplane; Kawanishi H6K Mavis 1936 recon. flying boat; formerly - Navy Type 97 Flying Boat; Mitsubishi F1M Pete ...
In 1938, the IJN wanted to use their large-sized flying boats more effectively, because the Kawanishi H6K was the only aircraft able to hit Pearl Harbor directly from the Marshall Islands. However, the Marshall Islands did not have flying boat facilities at that time. Early in 1939, the IJN converted the oiler Kamoi to a seaplane tender ...
Operation K (K作戦, Kē-Sakusen) was a Japanese naval operation in World War II, intended as reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor and disruption of repair and salvage operations following the surprise attack on 7 December 1941. It culminated on 4 March 1942, with an unsuccessful attack carried out by two Kawanishi H8K "Emily" flying boats. This was ...
Kawanishi H6K Type 97 Large Flying Boat: Mavis 1936 215 IJN: Kawanishi H8K Type 2 Large Flying Boat: Emily 1941 167 IJN: Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter (used for reconnaissance during WWII) Perry 1935 588 IJA: Mitsubishi F1M Type 0 Observation Seaplane: Pete 1936 1118 IJN: Mitsubishi Ki-46 Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft: Dinah ...
The H5Y was designed by Yokosuka to meet an Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service's requirement for a twin-engine maritime reconnaissance flying boat, which was intended to match the performance of contemporary four-engine flying boats while being cheaper to build and easier to maintain.
The Yokohama Air Group was formed in Yokohama, Japan on October 1, 1936 as a patrol unit equipped with six Navy Type 91 Hiro H4H flying boats.On December 1, 1941 it was re-equipped with 24 Navy Type 97 Kawanishi H6K flying boats and assigned to support Japanese IJN 4th Fleet operations in the central Pacific as part of the 24th Air Flotilla.