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.

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Mitsubishi Ki-21 0

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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
Pacific theater NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
usedUntil late stages of World War II
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane

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Sally appliesTo Imperial Japanese Army bomber aircraft