© 1997 Joao Paulo Juliao Matsuura
Allied Code Name: "Irving"
(Scanned from René J. Francillion "Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War" - Putnam - 1979)
UNITS ALLOCATED
133rd, 141st, 153rd, 251st, 302nd and 322nd Kokutais.
(Scanned from "Aviões da Segunda Guerra Mundial" - Abril Cultural S.A. - 1975)
TECHNICAL DATA
Description: Twin-engine long-range escort fighter (J1N1), reconnaissance aircraft (J1N1-C and J1N1-R) or night fighter (J1N1-S and J1N1-Sa). All-metal construction with fabric-covered control surfaces.
Accommodation: Crew of three (J1N1, J1N1-C and J1N1-R), or two (J1N1-C KAI, J1N1-S and J1N1-Sa) in enclosed cockpit.
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Production: A total of 479 J1Ns were built by Nakajima Hikoki K.K. at Koizumi as follows: