| B7A Ryusei | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Torpedo bomber and Dive bomber[1] |
| National origin | Japan |
| Manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki 21st Naval Air Arsenal |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Number built | 114 total |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1942–1945 |
| First flight | May 1942[1] |
| Retired | September 1945 |
The Aichi B7A Ryusei (流星, Ryūsei, "Shooting Star"; Allied reporting name "Grace") was a large and powerful carrier-borne torpedo-dive bomber produced by Aichi Kokuki for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during the Second World War. Built in only small numbers and deprived of the aircraft carriers it was intended to operate from, the type had little chance to distinguish itself in combat before the war ended in August 1945.