Nakajima C6N

C6N
Nakajima C6N1
General information
TypeCarrier-based reconnaissance aircraft
National originEmpire of Japan
ManufacturerNakajima Aircraft Company
Primary userImperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Number built463
History
Introduction date1944
First flight15 May 1943
Retired1945

The Nakajima C6N Saiun (彩雲, "Iridescent Cloud") is a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. Advanced for its time, it was the fastest carrier-based aircraft put into service by Japan during the war. The Allied reporting name was Myrt.

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