Imperial Japanese Army bomber aircraft
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The Imperial Japanese Army bomber aircraft known by the Allied reporting name "Sally" was the Mitsubishi Ki-21, a twin-engine medium bomber widely used by Japan during the early years of World War II in campaigns across China and the Pacific.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Ki-21 | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army bomber aircraft
ⓘ
twin‑engine medium bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | bomber aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | all‑metal construction ⓘ |
| alliedReportingName | Sally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
defensive machine guns
ⓘ
internal bomb load ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| designedFor | Imperial Japanese Army requirements ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredMassProduction | late 1930s ⓘ |
| era |
1930s aircraft
ⓘ
World War II aircraft ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1936 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1938 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknamedByJapanese | Type 97 Heavy Bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
bombing operations over China
ⓘ
early Pacific War campaigns ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| originatingCompany | Mitsubishi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Imperial Japanese Army Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
level bomber
ⓘ
long‑range bomber ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successorInRole | Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchukuo Imperial Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Thai Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Second Sino‑Japanese War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedInTheater |
China theater
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Pacific theater NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late stages of World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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