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Japanese Operational Aircraft CinCPOA 105-45 Revised

"Know Your Enemy!"

Cover of 'Japanese Operational Aircraft - Revised'.

RESTRICTED [Declassified]
July 1945

Japanese Operational Aircraft
"Know Your Enemy!"

Revisions to
CinCPac - CinCPOA Bulletin 105-45

Introduction

Since the publication of Japanese Operational Aircraft (CINCPAC-CINCPOA Bulletin No. 105-45) which was issued as an enclosure to Weekly Intelligence, Vol. 1, No. 44, certain revisions have been necessary. This pamphlet is being issued so that the manual previously distributed may be brought up to date.

The 22 pages which follow contain changes in silhouettes or photographs of Japanese planes. These pages should be substituted for correspondingly numbered pages in the original publication. (It will be noted that each of the new pages carries the date July 1945, indicating the time of revision).

Revisions in the text of certain other pages of the original publication also should be made as follows:

Page Aircraft Revision
1 ZEKE 52 Vmax: 351 mph at 23,100'
    Armament (4): 1 x 7.7mm nose
      1 x 13.2 nose
      2 x 20mm wings
    (5): 2 x 7.7 nose
      4 x 20mm wings
    Some models have an inclined 20mm mounted behind pilot, firing forward and up 30° from horizontal.

 

Page Aircraft Revision
23 JUDY 33 Length: 33'7"
27 JILL 12 Vmax: 327 mph @ 15,100'
39 FRANCES 11 Vmax: 367 mph @ 17,200'
43&44 DINAH 3 Should be changed to DINAH
43 DINAH 2 Vmax: 365 mph @ 21,000'
49 BETTY 22 Vmax: 293 mph @ 13,800'
55 PEGGY 1 Vmax: 346 mph @ 18,700'
57 TOKAI Should be changed to LORNA 11

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Tokai to LORNA 11.
INDEX: Delete TOKAI, insert LORNA 11, on Page 57.

All dates on these pages should be changed to read July.

Silhouettes used in the publication, as revised, were prepared by Technical Air Intelligence Center, NAS, Anacostia, D.C, except for the following:

JACK 21
TOJO 2
   JUDY 33
GRACE 11
IRVING variations
   LORNA 11
REX 11

These were prepared as interim material by CINCPAC-CINCPOA and have been published in WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE.

All specifications and performance figures, except Tactical Radius, are from the Technical Air Intelligence Center.

Photographs of JACK 21, GEORGE 11, TOJO 2, FRANK 1, JUDY 33, NICK 1 and DINAH 3 were taken of aircraft repaired and flown by Technical Air Intelligence Unit, FEAF, SWPA.

Photographs of interim models of GEORGE 11 and GRACE 11 were prepared by CINCPAC-CINCPOA.

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Four images and three silhouettes of JACK 21 Navy Interceptor Fighter with dimensions.
Four images and three silhouettes of JACK 21 Navy Interceptor Fighter with dimensions.

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Six images of JACK 21 Navy Interceptor Fighter.
Six images of JACK 21 Navy Interceptor Fighter.

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Four images and three silhouettes of GEORGE II Navy Interceptor Fighter with dimensions.
Four images and three silhouettes of GEORGE II Navy Interceptor Fighter with dimensions.

--5--

Six images of GEORGE II Navy Interceptor Fighter.
Six images of GEORGE II Navy Interceptor Fighter.

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[Pages 7 & 8 are blank.]

Four images and three silhouettes of OSCAR 2 & 3 Army Fighter with dimensions.
Four images and three silhouettes of OSCAR 2 & 3 Army Fighter with dimensions.

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Six images of OSCAR 2 & 3 Army Fighter.
Six images of OSCAR 2 & 3 Army Fighter.

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Four images and three silhouettes of TOJO 2 Army Fighter with dimensions.
Four images and three silhouettes of TOJO 2 Army Fighter with dimensions.

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Six images of TOJO 2 Army Fighter.
Six images of TOJO 2 Army Fighter.

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[Pages 13 & 14 are blank.]

Four images and three silhouettes of FRANK I Army Fighter with dimensions.
Four images and three silhouettes of FRANK I Army Fighter with dimensions.

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Six images of FRANK I Army Fighter.
Six images of FRANK I Army Fighter.

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[Pages 17-22 are blank.]

Four images and three silhouettes of JUDY 33 Navy Dive Bomber with dimensions.
Four images and three silhouettes of JUDY 33 Navy Dive Bomber with dimensions.

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Six images of JUDY 33 Navy Dive Bomber.
Six images of JUDY 33 Navy Dive Bomber.

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[Pages 25-28 are blank.]

Two images and three silhouettes of GRACE II Navy Attack Plane with dimensions.
Two images and three silhouettes of GRACE II Navy Attack Plane with dimensions.

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Six images of GRACE II Navy Attack Plane.
Six images of GRACE II Navy Attack Plane.

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[Pages 31 & 32 are blank.]

Four images and three silhouettes of NICK I Army Heavy Fighter with dimensions.
Four images and three silhouettes of NICK I Army Heavy Fighter with dimensions.

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Six images of NICK I Army Heavy Fighter.
Six images of NICK I Army Heavy Fighter.

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[Pages 35-44 are blank.]

Four images and three silhouettes of DINAH 3 Army Reconnaissance Plane with dimensions.
Four images and three silhouettes of DINAH 3 Army Reconnaissance Plane with dimensions.

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Six images of DINAH 3 Army Reconnaissance Plane.
Six images of DINAH 3 Army Reconnaissance Plane.

--46--

[Pages 47-60 are blank.]

One image, two line drawings and three silhouettes of REX II Navy Fighter Seaplane with dimensions.
One image, two line drawings and three silhouettes of REX II Navy Fighter Seaplane with dimensions.

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Four images of REX II Navy Fighter Seaplane.
Four images of REX II Navy Fighter Seaplane.

--62--

[Pages 63-78 are blank.]

Four images and three silhouettes of BAKA Navy Piloted Rocket Bomb with dimensions.
Four images and three silhouettes of BAKA Navy Piloted Rocket Bomb with dimensions.

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Six images of BAKA Navy Piloted Rocket Bomb.
Six images of BAKA Navy Piloted Rocket Bomb.

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[END]

Published: Wed Apr 08 14:31:08 EDT 2020