4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Raiden of Planes of Fame: Goshimini· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Mitsubishi J2M J-WNRD model: Bill Abbott· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Mitsubishi J2M Raiden 'Jack' Mitsubishi J2M Raiden has the allied reporting name of 'Jack'. P: SDASM Archives· No restrictions
- 4. Mitsubishi, J2M, Raiden ""Jack"" - 7585991186: SDASM Archives· No restrictions
what is it?
The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (雷電, "Lightning Bolt") is a single-engined, land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. Its Allied reporting name was Jack.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.8 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 84 years ago, in 1942.
- Top speed is 4.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 10.8 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,898 km: 11× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 1.3× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1942-03-20
- introduced
- 1942
- retired
- 1945
- status
- retired
- number built
- 621
- role
- fighter aircraft
- makers
- Mitsubishi
- engines
- 1× Mitsubishi MK4R-A Kasei 23a
- crew
- 1
- length
- 10 m
- wingspan
- 10.8 m
- height
- 3.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,211 kg
- top speed
- 587 km/h
- cruise speed
- 351 km/h
- range
- 1,898 km
- ceiling
- 11,700 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1131578, Wikipedia: Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.