Kyūshū K11W in 1945 surrender markings (painted white and with green crosses in the place of the red Hinomarus).
Role
Bomber crew trainer (K11W1)
Type of aircraft
Manufacturer
Kyūshū Aircraft Company
First flight
1942
Introduction
1943
Primary user
Japan
Produced
1942-1945
Number built
798
The Kyūshū K11W Shiragiku (白菊, "White Chrysanthemum") made by the Kyūshū Aircraft Company, was a land-based bombing trainer aircraft which served in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in the latter years of World War II. As indicated by its Japanese designation, "training aircraft for on-board work" (機上作業練習機, kijō sagyō renshū-ki?), it was designed to train crews in operating equipment for bombing, navigation, and communication, as well as navigation techniques. A total of 798 K11Ws were manufactured, including a small number of K11W2 ASW and transport aircraft alongside the K11W1 trainer variant. These aircraft were also used in kamikaze missions during the last stages of the Pacific War.
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