The Mitsubishi Ki-15 (雁金, Karigane, English: Wild Goose) Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance aircraft (九七式司令部偵察機, Kyunana-shiki sireibu teisatsuki) was a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft and a light attack bomber of the Second Sino-Japanese War …

May 10, 2016 · The Mitsubishi Ki-15 (codenamed "Babs" by the Allies) was a light-class aircraft of the Japanese Empire, utilized in both bombing and reconnaissance roles throughout the latter half of the 1930s and into the early part of the 1940s.

Apr 9, 2024 · The Ki-15-I was powered by an air-cooled, supercharged Nakajima Ha.8 nine-cylinder radial engine which produced 640 horsepower. This gave the Ki-15 a maximum speed of 480 kilometers per hour (298 miles per hour) at 4,000 meters (13,125 feet), and a cruise speed of 320 kilometers per hour (199 miles per hour) at 5,000 meters (16,404 feet).

Apr 9, 2013 · The Ki-15 aircraft were originally designed to meet a 1935 Army Air Force requirement. The prototype first took flight in May 1936, and was quickly accepted as the Japanese Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance Plane Model 1. Production for the first order of 437 aircraft began in May 1937.

The Mitsubishi Ki-15 (雁金, Karigane, English: Wild Goose) Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance aircraft (九七式司令部偵察機, Kyunana-shiki sireibuteisatsuki) was a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft and a light attack bomber of the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War. It began as a fast civilian mail-plane.

The Mitsubishi Ki-15 (雁金, Karigane, English: Wild Goose) Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance aircraft (九七式司令部偵察機, Kyunana-shiki sireibu teisatsuki) was a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft and a light attack bomber of the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War. It began as a fast civilian mail-plane.

The Mitsubishi Ki-15 (Allied codename "Babs") was an Imperial Japanese light aircraft that served in bombing and reconnaissance missions during the second half of the 1930s and early 1940s. It was the most advanced aircraft of its time, with good performance and aerodynamic improvements, including a streamlined landing gear and an enclosed cockpit.

May 26, 2015 · The Mitsubishi Ki-15, or the C5M in Navy service, was a long range command reconnaissance aircraft that saw extensive service in China and the Pacific.

The army's Mitsubishi Ki-15 (and its counterpart in the navy, the C5M) became the most popular Japanese reconnaissance plane during the period just before World War II and during the early stages of the war itself.

The Ki-15 was designed by the Mitsubishi Corporation to meet a 1935 Imperial Japanese Army Air Force requirement for a two-seat, high-speed reconnaissance aircraft.