The Nakajima J1N1 Gekkō (月光, "Moonlight") is a twin-engine aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. A prototype first flew in May 1941. The first full production variant of the Gekkō, the J1N1-C was a reconnaissance aircraft, although many of these underwent field modification into night fighters; in addition, a night fighter variant, the J1N1-S was later put into production. Towards the end of the war, J1N1 pilots also undertook kamikaze anti-shipping missions.[citation needed] The Gekkō was given the Allied reporting name "Irving". (Under that system, reconnaissance aircraft were normally given "female" names. While the Gekkō variant first known to the Allies was the J1N1-C, this was assumed to be a dedicated night fighter.)
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gun in time to counter a twin-engine fighter (later confirmed to be a NakajimaJ1N "Irving") pressing a new attack on their nose. Sarnoski drove the attacker...
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