C6N | |
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General information | |
Type | Carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft |
National origin | Empire of Japan |
Manufacturer | Nakajima Aircraft Company |
Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
Number built | 463 |
History | |
Introduction date | 1944 |
First flight | 15 May 1943 |
Retired | 1945 |
The Nakajima C6N Saiun (彩雲, "Iridescent Cloud") is a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. Advanced for its time, it was the fastest carrier-based aircraft put into service by Japan during the war. The Allied reporting name was Myrt.