Back Kawaniši H6K Czech Kawanishi H6K German Kawanishi H6K Greek Kawanishi H6K Spanish Kawanishi H6K Finnish Kawanishi H6K French Kawaniši H6K Croatian Kawanishi H6K ID Kawanishi H6K Italian 九七式飛行艇 Japanese
| H6K | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Maritime patrol flying boat |
| National origin | Japan |
| Manufacturer | Kawanishi |
| First flight | 14 July 1936 |
| Introduction | January 1938 |
| Retired | 1945 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Number built | 215[1] |
| Developed from | Kawanishi H3K |
The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was Mavis; the Navy designation was "Type 97 Large Flying Boat" (九七式大型飛行艇). Developed in the 1930s, it was used for reconnaissance, transport, bombing, naval warfare, and executive transport by the Imperial Japanese Navy. The national airline also used it as commercial airliner. The British mistakenly identified this aircraft as the Kawanishi Navy 97 Mavis.[2]
- ^ Francillon 1979, p. 307.
- ^ Lawrence 1945, p. 210.