| L2D | |
|---|---|
| |
| Shōwa L2D3 | |
| Role | Airliner and transport aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Nakajima and Showa Aircraft |
| First flight | October 1939 |
| Introduction | 1939 |
| Produced | 1940–1945 |
| Number built | 487 [1] 71× L2D2 by Nakajima all others by Shōwa |
| Developed from | Douglas DC-3 |
The Shōwa L2D and Nakajima L2D, given the designations Shōwa Navy Type 0 Transport and Nakajima Navy Type 0 Transport(零式輸送機), were license-built versions of the Douglas DC-3. The L2D series, numerically, was the most important Japanese transport in World War II. The L2D was given the Allied code name Tabby.
- ^ Gradidge 2006, p. 20.