AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION, SYDNEY, NSW. 1944. "JAKE", THREE SEATER RECONNAISSANCE SEAPLANE. THE AICHI ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Accession Number 068940
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION, SYDNEY, NSW. 1944. "JAKE", THREE SEATER RECONNAISSANCE SEAPLANE. THE AICHI E13A1, "JAKE". JAPAN. SINGLE ENGINE, LOW WING, TWIN FLOAT, ALL METAL MONOPLANE. POWER PLANT: ONE MITSUBISHI "KINSEI 43" OR ONE "KINSEI 44", 14 CYLINDER TWIN ROW AIR COOLED MOTOR. ARMAMENT: 2 X 7.7 MM MACHINE GUNS FIRING THROUGH AIRSCREW. 2 X 7.7 MM MACHINE GUNS ON FLEXIBLE MOUNTING IN REAR COCKPIT. MANUFACTURERS: THE AICHI WATCH AND ELECTRIC MACHINERY CO. LTD.