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Nakajima Kikka

Japan’s first turbojet-powered aircraft, a late-war attack prototype that flew only in August 1945.

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Nakajima Kikka, shown in the selected representative source image.FlugKerl2 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0Image source

Japan’s first turbojet-powered aircraft, a late-war attack prototype that flew only in August 1945.

Primary roleAttack
First flight1945
OriginEmpire of Japan
ManufacturerNakajima Aircraft Company
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Kikka prototypePrototypeAttackImperial Japanese Navy Air Service

Sources and further reading

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

  1. Nakajima Kikka (Orange Blossom) — Smithsonian Institution · Tier 2