Mitsubishi 1MT

Mitsubishi 1MT
General information
TypeTriplane torpedo bomber
National originJapan
ManufacturerMitsubishi
Designer
Primary userImperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Number built20
History
First flight1922

The Mitsubishi 1MT was a Japanese single-seat triplane torpedo bomber built by Mitsubishi for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Designed by the former Sopwith designer Herbert Smith, it was intended for use aboard the Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō.

The 1MT1N flew for the first time in August 1922, and it entered service as the Navy Type 10 Torpedo Bomber or Carrier Attacker. Twenty aircraft were built, but the aircraft were difficult to fly and unable to operate from an aircraft carrier when carrying a torpedo. The type was soon withdrawn and scrapped.

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