BETTY Twin-engine bomber. Carried a heavy load of bombs and torpedoes. It had a high performance and was used by both the Army & the Navy
CHERRY Twin-engine flying boat.
DAVE Single engine biplane equipped with a single pontoon
DINAH Twin-engine, low flying, reconnaissance.
EMILY New four-engine flying boat.
ERVING Twin-engine fighter.
FRANCES Twin-engine bomber.
FRANK New single engine bomber.
GEORGE New single engine fighter. (Later model of the Tojo)
GRACE New torpedo bomber, low-single gull wing plane. Similar to our Corsair
HAMP (later model of Zero) with square wing tips
HAP Single seat fighter similar to Zero, but with square wing tips
HELEN Twin-engine bomber.
JACK Single engine fighter.
JAKE Observation plane with low wings and twin floats or pontoons.
JILL New single engine torpedo plane.
JUDY New single engine dive bomber.
KATE Navy torpedo plane-low wing-single engine
LILY Twin-engine bomber.
LIZ New Jap four-engine bomber, similar to our B-17.
MAVIS Four engine parasol flying boat. First Jap aircraft used in bombing Australia & New Guinea. Maximum bomb load 3,300 lbs.
MYRT Single engine, low wing, reconnaissance plane. Three man, equipped with radio.
NATE Single seat fighter
NELL Twin-engine bomber used for reconnaissance, high altitude bombing, transport & torpedo attacks. This type of plane sank the HMS Repulse and HMS Prince of Wales.
NICK Twin engine fighter, low wing.
OSCAR Single engine fighter.
PETE Single engine biplane fixed with a single pontoon.
RUFE (Zero) equipped with a pontoon
SALLY Twin-engine bomber
TOJO New single engine fighter.
TONY Single engine fighter.
TOPSY Twin-engine, low wing, transport.
VAL Navy dive bomber
ZEKE
(Zero) single seat fighter
Last Updated 11 May 2005
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