Seversky A8V

A8V1 / AT-12
A8V1 "Shiokaze-go" used by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper company
General information
TypeFighter
National originUnited States
ManufacturerSeversky
Primary usersImperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Number built70
History
Introduction date1937
First flight15 August 1935
RetiredSeptember 1952 (Sweden)
Developed fromSeversky SEV-3

The A8V1 Type S Two Seat Fighter was an aircraft developed in the United States in the 1930s by Seversky Aircraft, purchased and operated in small numbers by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service.