Nippon (aircraft)

Nippon
Nippon side view
General information
TypeMitsubishi G3M2 Model 21
ManufacturerMitsubishi
OwnersMainichi Shimbun
Construction number328
RegistrationJ-BACI
FlightsOne around the world flight from 26 August 1939 to 20 october 1939 covering 52,867 km; 28,546 nmi (32,850 mi) in 194 flying hours.
History
FateUnknown, probably scrapped.

Nippon (ニッポン, Nippon) was a converted Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21 bomber operated by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper and used to make a round-the-world flight in 1939.

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