| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | T-31 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Kawanishi H8K2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Kawanishi H8K2 |
| Aircraft Version: | Kawanishi H8K2 Type 2 |
| C/n (msn): | 426 |
| Operator Titles: | Japan - Navy |
| Local Operator Name: | 海上自衛隊 |
| Unit Markings: | Takuma Kōkūtai |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KanoyaMap |
| Country: | Japan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: RJFY IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | JMSDF Naval Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 18 October 2009 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 855218 |
| Photo Comment |
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Only extant Emily of 167 built on display at JMSDF Kanoya. This H8K2 from 801 Ku wears the Takuma Ku 'T' code and Kikusui emblem. The definitive H8K2 Type 2 Model 12, of which 112 were built was powered by 1,850 hp MK4Q Kasei 22 engines. Prior to the Doolittle Raid, two H8K1s flew a 4,800-mile round trip from Marshall Is. with a refuelling stop by submarines at French Frigate Shoals to bomb Oahu unsuccessfully. IJN's largest LRMR aircraft equipped nine frontline units. USN post-war evaluation determined the fast and heavily armed H8K2 to be the most outstanding large flying boat of WW2. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 October 2025, and has since been viewed 100 times. |