Showa Aircraft Industry Explained

Showa Aircraft Industry
Native Name:昭和飛行機工業株式会社
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:Shōwa Hikōki Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha
Type:KK
Industry:Aircraft manufacturing
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is a Japanese company. Its headquarters are at Akishima-shi, Tokyo Prefecture, a region of Tokyo Metropolis. It was established in 1937 as a manufacturer of military aircraft in Akishima-shi. In World War II it was one of two companies manufacturing the Showa/Nakajima L2D, a license-built Douglas DC-3 variant. It also manufactured other military aircraft.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Homepage Shōwa Hikōki Kōgyō K. K. (in japanese & english), checked at 2014, 8. 2.