| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 28 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Aichi M6A1 Seiran |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Aichi M6A1 Seiran |
| Aircraft Version: | Aichi M6A1 Seiran |
| C/n (msn): | |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Navy |
| Local Operator Name: | 海上自衛隊 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 5 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 762615 |
| Photo Comment |
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Only extant Seiran (Clear Sky Storm) on display at Udvar-Hazy Center. This is the last of 28 built that was ferried by Lt. Kazuo Akatsuka to Yokosuka and surrendered in 1945. Designed by Toshio Ozaki who planned the B7A Ryūsei, the floatplane was powered by a 12-cyl liquid-cooled 1,400 hp Atsuta 32 engine that was a licence-built DB601A. These aircraft of 631 Kokutai were to be launched via catapult from 122 m I-400-class submarines capable of carrying three Seirans. Operations were planned to bomb Panama Canal, the US fleet at Ulithi Atoll and US cities, forestalled by the end of the war. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 December 2024, and has since been viewed 95 times. |