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Disputed trials of Japanese twin-engine carrier aircraft

Accounts of Japanese twin-engine carrier-aircraft tests conflict, and the concept was not properly implemented during the war.

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Question

Did Japan launch twin-engine aircraft from carriers?

Short answer

There are competing reports about tests, but Japan did not properly implement an operational twin-engine carrier aircraft before the end of the war.

Notes

Reports differ over Japanese tests of twin-engine carrier aircraft. Some accounts say such tests took place, while others dispute them. Neither Japan nor the Royal Navy properly implemented the concept during the war.