Mitsubishi F1M

F1M
A Mitsubishi F1M2 on patrol, c. 1943
General information
TypeReconnaissance floatplane
National originJapan
ManufacturerMitsubishi
StatusRetired
Primary userImperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Number built944
History
Introduction date1941
First flightJune 1936

The Mitsubishi F1M (Allied reporting name "Pete") was a Japanese reconnaissance floatplane of World War II. It was the last biplane type of the Imperial Japanese Navy, with 944 built between 1936 and 1944. The Navy designation was "Type Zero Observation Seaplane" (零式水上観測機).