Nakajima Ki-27

Ki-27
Nakajima Ki-27
General information
TypeFighter aircraft
National originJapan
ManufacturerNakajima Aircraft Company
Primary usersImperial Japanese Army Air Service
Number built3,368
History
Introduction date1937
First flight15 October 1936
Retired1945 (Japan)

The Nakajima Ki-27 (九七式戦闘機, Kyūnana-shiki sentōki, Type 97 Fighter) was the main fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service up until 1940. Its Allied nickname was "Nate", although it was called "Abdul" in the "China Burma India" (CBI) theater by many post-war sources;[1] Allied Intelligence had reserved that name for the nonexistent Mitsubishi Navy Type 97 fighter, expected to be the successor to the carrier-borne Type 96 (Mitsubishi A5M) with retractable landing gear and an enclosed cockpit.[2]