REVEAL- Nakajima C6N IJN carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft

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REVEAL- Nakajima C6N IJN carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft

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she's complete :banana:

The Nakajima C6N Saiun (彩雲, "Iridescent Cloud") was a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. Advanced for its time, it was the fastest carrier-based aircraft put into service by Japan during the war. The Allied reporting name was Myrt.
Although designed for carrier use, by the time it entered service in September 1944, there were few carriers left for it to operate from, so most were used from land bases.
Its speed was exemplified by a famous telegraph sent after a successful mission: "No Grummans can catch us." ("我に追いつくグラマンなし"). The top speed of the Grumman F6F Hellcat was indeed of the same level, so overtaking a Saiun was out of the question.[3][5]
Despite its speed and performance, on 15 August 1945, a C6N1 was the last aircraft to be shot down in World War II. Just five minutes later, the war was over and all Japanese aircraft were grounded

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Re: REVEAL- Nakajima C6N IJN carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft

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Just realized I have the external fuel tank on backwards. I'll have to fix that
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