Yokosuka P1Y Ginga

P1Y Ginga
General information
TypeAttack bomber
National originEmpire of Japan
ManufacturerYokosuka (3 × prototype only)
Nakajima
Kawanishi (P1Y2 series only)
Primary userImperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Number built1,102
History
Introduction dateOctober 1944
First flightAugust 1943
Retired1945

The Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (銀河, galaxy) is a twin-engine, land-based bomber developed for the Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. It received the Allied reporting name “Frances”. The P1Y was a successor to the Mitsubishi G4M.

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