M6A Seiran | |
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General information | |
Type | Submarine-launched dive / torpedo bomber |
Manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki KK |
Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
Number built | 28 (inc. 2 M6A1-K landplane prototypes) |
History | |
Manufactured | 1943–1945 |
Introduction date | 1945 |
First flight | November 1943 |
Retired | 1945 |
The Aichi M6A Seiran (晴嵐, "Clear Sky Storm"[1]) is a submarine-launched attack floatplane designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was intended to operate from I-400 class submarines whose original mission was to conduct aerial attacks against the United States.