Nippon (aircraft)

Nippon
Nipon side view
General information
Type	Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21[1]
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi
Owners	Mainichi Shimbun[1]
Construction number	328[1]
Registration	J-BACI[1]
Flights	One around the world flight from 26 August 1939 to 20 october 1939 covering 52,867 km; 28,546 nmi (32,850 mi) in 194 flying hours.[1]
History
Fate	Unknown, probably scrapped.

Nippon (ニッポン, Nippon) was a converted Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21 bomber operated by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper and used to make a round-the-world flight in 1939.