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Yokosuka B4Y
first flew 1935· torpedo bomber
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 96siki-kankou: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Yokosuka B4Y (Navy Type 96 Carrier Attack Bomber) was a carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber designed and primarily produced by the Japanese defence manufacturer Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal. Flown by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) during World War II, The Allied reporting name was "Jean". It was mistakenly identified by the British as the Nakajima Navy G-96.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 15 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 91 years ago, in 1935.
- Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 15 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1935
- introduced
- 1936
- retired
- 1943
- status
- retired
- number built
- 205
- role
- torpedo bomber
- makers
- Mitsubishi
- engines
- 1× Nakajima Hikari 2
- length
- 10.2 m
- wingspan
- 15 m
- height
- 4.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,600 kg
- top speed
- 278 km/h
- range
- 573 km
- ceiling
- 6,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q702434, Wikipedia: Yokosuka B4Y (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.