| A4N | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | Japan |
| Manufacturer | Nakajima Aircraft Company |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Number built | 221 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1935-1940 |
| Introduction date | January 1936 |
| First flight | Autumn 1934 |
| Developed from | Nakajima A2N |
The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the last biplane designed by Nakajima. The first prototype was completed in 1934, but due to engine trouble, the aircraft did not see service until 1936. Given the Nakajima internal designation Nakajima YM, the Japanese Navy designation was Navy Type 95 Carrier Fighter. A total of 221 were built.[1] It saw combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930s.