The Japanese Floatplane That Fought A B-29 | Aichi E13A 'Jake' (Aviation History Documentary)

Today we're taking a look at the Aichi E13A 'Jake'. This was the most produced Japanese floatplane of the second world war, it served as the eyes of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and it found itself in some...ahem...interesting situations, such as picking a fight with a Boeing B-29 Superfortress.

Sources:
Chant, C, Aircraft of World War Two, Bristol, Dempsey-Parr, 1999.
Francillon, René J., Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, Putnam, 1979 (numerous revised reprints available from several publishers).
Parshall, Jon, http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm. An excellent website for information on the Imperial Japanese Navy.
USS Atule patrol report, April-May 1945.
"Surface and Destroy: The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific", by Michael Sturma.
Millot, Bernard (June 1977). "Aichi E13A "Jake": l'hydravion à tout-fair de la marine impériale" [Aichi E13A: The All-purpose Seaplane of the Imperial Navy]. Le Fana de l'Aviation (in French). No. 91. pp. 24–27.

The Hangar Team :
Rex - Obsessive collector of books, compiler of research, and narrator.
Alexandros - Co-Writer/Research assistant and preserver of Rex's sanity.
Franch - Editing guru, makes Adobe seem "fun".

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