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Nakajima

Nakajima Hikoki Kabushiki Kaisa

Year of foundation of the company: 1917. Until 1919 the company was named "Nihon Hikoki Seisakuso KK".

President: Chikuhei Nakajima.

Leading designers: T. Koyama, Hideo Itokawa, Kenichi Matsumura, Aori Kunihiro, Katsuzi Nakamura, Yasuo Fukuda, Yoshizo Yamamoto.

Location of factories: Ota, Okawa, Musashi, Omiya, Hamamaiu, Uionomiya, Iwata, Shiroyama, Koizumi, Handa.

Major developments: B5N and B6N carrier-based torpedo bombers, Ki-49 bomber, Ki-27, Ki-43, Ki-44, Ki-84, J1N fighters, C6N reconnaissance aircraft.