| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 3-102 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Nakajima J1N Gekko |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Nakajima J1N Gekko |
| Aircraft Version: | Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko |
| C/n (msn): | 7334 |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Navy |
| Local Operator Name: | 海上自衛隊 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Dulles InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KIAD IATA: IAD Local: IAD Other: - |
| Collection: | National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian) - Udvar-Hazy Center |
| Photo Date: | 1 May 2016 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 265832 |
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The Gekko night fighter was not named after the small nocturnal lizard - it means 'moonlight' in Japanese. Seen here with the Northrop N-1M, a Northrop P-61, the forward fuselage of a J7W Shinden canard fighter and an MXY7 Ohka. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 July 2020, and has since been viewed 393 times. |