While waiting on the completion of the Kawanishi N1K, Nakajima was chosen by the Imperial Japanese Navy to provide an interim floatplane, which they did by modifying Mitsubishi's A6M …

May 19, 2019 · First ‘Rufe’ loss was on 17 July 1942 when it was shot down by a gun turret on board a B-17. The type was encountered at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands and …

May 23, 2021 · In 1943 the Allied Air Intelligence Unit assigned the seaplane fighter the codename “Rufe”. The Nakajima A6M2-N was a seaplane version of the Mitsubishi Zero, …

Jul 10, 2017 · Rufe. Now, this is something that is worthy of some major bragging rights. A group of divers in the murky depths have stumbled on to quite a find. Within these waters, they …

Dec 14, 2014 · One of the more dangerous float planes ever built (!), the Rufe was Japan's solution to having far flung bases on tiny islands. After the jump, a look at the float Zero. This …

The "rufe" entered service in 1942 as soon as delivered, pressed into immediate action in campaigns such as the Aleutians and Solomon Islands. One A6M2-N however was captured …

Jan 21, 2019 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Nakajima A6M2-N (Rufe) Fighter-Bomber / Interceptor Floatplane Aircraft including pictures.

This aircraft is the Nakajima built seaplane version of the Mitsubishi Zero fighter, code named "Rufe" by the Allies. The Allies used a system of Japanese aircraft identification code names …

The Nakajima A6M2-N, also known as the “Rufe”, was a seaplane variant of the famous Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. …

The Nakajima A6M2-N (Navy Type 2 Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber) was a single-crew floatplane based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11. The Allied reporting name for the aircraft was …