Ki-32 | |
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General information | |
Type | Light bomber |
National origin | Japan |
Manufacturer | Kawasaki Kōkūki Kōgyō K.K. |
Status | Retired |
Primary users | Imperial Japanese Army Air Force |
Number built | 854 |
History | |
Introduction date | 1938 |
First flight | March 1937 |
Retired | 1945 |
The Kawasaki Ki-32 (九八式軽爆撃機, Kyuhachi-shiki keibakugekiki, lit. ''Type 98 light bomber'') was a Japanese light bomber aircraft of World War II. It was a single-engine, two-seat, mid-wing, cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. An internal bomb bay accommodated a 300 kg (660 lb) offensive load, supplemented by 150 kg (330 lb) of bombs on external racks. During the war, it was known by the Allies by the name Mary. It was, however, mistakenly identified by the British as the Kawasaki Army KB-97 Mary.[1]