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Offline Dr Zhivago

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« on: April 13, 2002, 11:24:38 AM »
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Offline FDutchmn

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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2002, 11:27:39 AM »
The Seiran

the submarine bourne plane designed initially to attack the panama canal.  As far as I remember, 3 of these planes were placed on the submarine carrier.  Some of these carriers were placed on a mission, the war ended before any of these planes saw action.

on second thought... i am not sure ... :D
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Offline Dr Zhivago

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« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2002, 11:46:53 AM »
Yes, right answer FDutchmn...
Aichi M6A1 Seiran (Clear Sky Storm)
http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/aero/aircraft/aichi_serian.htm
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Offline FDutchmn

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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2002, 09:05:30 PM »
I should have mentioned another note on this plane...

The floats are detachable and only meant for training purposes... meaning under battle conditions, these planes were launched without them... So it was a SINGLE USE plane...  kind of like the modern day cruise missle.  Pilots were to land on water near the Submarine carrier on return...

I also read the technology used on the submarine carrier was used to house the first generation cruise missile (Regis ?was it?)
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