J2Ms took part in one of the final aerial combats of the Second World War when four Raiden s, accompanied by eight Mitsubishi A6M Zeros, all belonging to the 302nd Kokutai, intercepted a formation of US Navy Grumman F6F Hellcats from the aircraft-carrier USS Yorktown during the morning of 15 August 1945 over the Kanto Plain.

May 5, 2016 · Production of the Raiden totaled some 621 aircraft and covered six variants from J2M1 through J2M6. Initially, the service models of the J2M were plagued by engine issues that limited the reach of the aircraft, delaying outright production by up to a year or more.

One Mitsubishi MK4R-A Kasei 23a fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 1,800 hp for take-off, 1,575 hp at 1,800 m and 1,410 hp at 4,800 m, driving a four-blade constant-speed metal propeller (J2M2, J2M3, J2M3a, J2M6 and J2M6a).

Jul 25, 2000 · SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: J2M1 prototype (p. 3), J2M2 prototype (p. 3), J2M2 (p. 4, 8), J2M3 (p. 3, 6-11, 19-21), J2M6 (p. 8). This excellent book is listed on HobbyLink Japan's on-line catalog page at (http://216.167.50.224/cgi-local/manmenu2.cgi?manufacture=MDA) for 2600 Yen (US$23.80 at …

Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (雷電 “Thunderbolt”, allied code: “Jack”) was single seat fighter interceptor. Raiden was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Number built: ~572 – ~582 fighters. Engine: 14-cylinder radial piston engine Mitsubishi Kasei …

J2M6 - two aircraft. December 1945, two Japanese J2Ms in flight over British Malaya during evaluation by Royal Air Force officers from RAF Seletar. The first few produced J2M2s were delivered to the development units in December 1942 …

Work on the J2M actually began in October 1938, when Mitsubishi and the Japanese Navy began to discuss the idea of producing a land-based interceptor to work alongside the more manoeuvrable carrier-borne fighters. At this time Mitsubishi were developing the A6M 'Zero', and so work on the new concept was slow.

One 1800 hp (1342 kW) Mitsubishi MK4R-A Kasei 23a fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engine driving a four-blade constant-speed metal propeller. Two 60 kg (132 lb) bombs or two 44 gallon (167 liter) drop tanks. A total of 476 aircraft were built by …

J2Ms took part in one of the final aerial combats of the Second World War whenfour Raidens, accompanied by eight Mitsubishi A6M Zeros, all belonging to the302nd Kokutai, intercepted a formation of US Navy Grumman F6F Hellcats from theaircraft-carrier USS Yorktown during the morning of 15 August 1945 over theKanto Plain.

J2M6. The J2M6 (which actually chronologically preceded both the J2M4 and the J2M5) differed from the J2M3 in having a new wider cockpit and a domed cockpit canopy which improved visibility.