Mystery Ship: July 2018

Kyushu Q1W1 Tokai  In contrast to Germany’s endlessly versatile Junkers Ju-88, to which it bore a superficial resemblance, Japan’s Kyushu Q1W1 Tokai (Eastern Sea) was built with one specific role in mind. Conceived in late 1942 in response to growing shipping losses to American submarines, it was the world’s first purpose-built subhunter.  In addition to using …

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