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Mitsubishi Ki-83

A high-performance Japanese Army long-range heavy fighter prototype whose development ended with the war.

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Mitsubishi Ki-83, shown in the selected representative source image.Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — Japan old photographImage source

A high-performance Japanese Army long-range heavy fighter prototype whose development ended with the war.

Primary roleFighter
First flight1944
OriginEmpire of Japan
ManufacturerMitsubishi Heavy Industries
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Ki-83PrototypeFighterImperial Japanese Army Air Service

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War — Putnam · Tier 3