Nakajima B6N Tenzan

B6N Tenzan
B6N2 in flight
General information
TypeTorpedo bomber
National originJapan
ManufacturerNakajima Aircraft Company
Primary userImperial Japanese Navy
Number built1,268
History
Introduction dateAugust 1943
First flight14 March 1941
Retired1945

The Nakajima B6N Tenzan (天山, Heavenly Mountain) (Allied reporting name: "Jill") was the Imperial Japanese Navy's standard carrier-borne torpedo bomber during the final years of World War II and the successor to the Nakajima B5N. Due to its protracted development, a shortage of experienced pilots and the United States Navy's achievement of air superiority by the time of its introduction, the B6N was never able to fully demonstrate its combat potential.

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