history · 07 August 1945 · 79 years ago
The Japanese Nakajima J8N-1 Kikka (Orange Blossom) naval special attack aircraft made its maiden flight at Kisarazu Naval Airfield in Japan with Lieutenant Commander Susumu Takaoka at the controls. The Kikka aircraft, a single-seat twin-jet attack aircraft was based on the German Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
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