Kyushu Q1W

Q1W Tōkai
A Kyushu Q1W1
General information
TypeAnti-submarine light bomber
ManufacturerKyūshū Aircraft Company
Primary userImperial Japanese Navy
Number built153
History
Introduction dateJanuary 1945
First flightSeptember 1943
RetiredAugust 1945

The Kyūshū Q1W Tōkai (東海 "Eastern Sea") was a land-based anti-submarine patrol bomber aircraft developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The Allied reporting name was Lorna. Although similar in appearance to the German Junkers Ju 88 medium bomber, the Q1W was a much smaller aircraft with significantly different design details.