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Manshū Aircraft Company

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Aircraft company in Manchukuo in the 1930s and 1940s

The Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company (traditional:滿洲國飛行機製造株式會社; shinjitai: 満州国飛行機製造株式会社 Japanese Hepburn: Manshū Koku Hikōki Seizō Kabushiki Kaisha; Chinese pinyin: Mǎnzhōu Guó Fēixíngjī Zhìzào Zhūshì Huìshè) was an aircraft company in Manchukuo in the 1930s and 1940s, producing a variety of mostly military aircraft and aircraft components. It was named Manshū or Mansyuu in short.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company (traditional:滿洲國飛行機製造株式會社; shinjitai: 満州国飛行機製造株式会社 Japanese Hepburn: Manshū Koku Hikōki Seizō Kabushiki Kaisha; Chinese pinyin: Mǎnzhōu Guó Fēixíngjī Zhìzào Zhūshì Huìshè) was an aircraft company in Manchukuo in the 1930s and 1940s, producing a variety of mostly military aircraft and aircraft components. It was named Manshū or Mansyuu in short.2

The story

The Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company was established in late 1938 under the supervision of the Japanese government as a subsidiary of the Nakajima Aircraft Company of Japan. Its main plant was located in Harbin, Manchukuo.

From 1941 to 1945, Manshū produced a total of 2,196 airframes (eighth among Japanese airframe manufacturers), of which 798 were combat aircraft. The company also produced 2,168 aircraft engines (sixth among Japanese aircraft engine manufacturers). In addition, Manshū provided repair services for a variety of aircraft in the Manchukuo Air Force and for Imperial Japanese Army Air Force units stationed in Manchukuo.

From Wikipedia’s article on Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Manshū produced a variety of Japanese aircraft under license production agreements:

Kawasaki Ki-10 (World War II Allied reporting name "Perry") fighter

Kawasaki Ki-32 (Allied reporting name "Mary") light bomber

Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Allied reporting name "Nick") twin-engined fighter

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Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Allied reporting name "Tony") fighter

Kawasaki Type 88 (KDA-2) light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft

Mitsubishi Ki-15 (Allied reporting name "Babs") reconnaissance aircraft

Mitsubishi Ki-30 (Allied reporting name "Ann") light bomber

Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Allied reporting name "Dinah") reconnaissance aircraft

Manshū Super Universal (license built Fokker Super Universal)

Nakajima Ki-27 (Allied reporting name "Nate") light fighter (1,379 units)

Nakajima Ki-34 (Allied reporting name "Thora") transport

Nakajima Ki-43Ia Hayabusa (Allied reporting name "Oscar") fighter

Nakajima Ki-44Ia Shoki (Allied reporting name "Tojo") fighter

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Allied reporting name "Frank") advanced fighter (94 units)

Nakajima Ki-116 advanced fighter, also known as Manshū Ki-116

Nakajima Type 91 (NC) fighter

Tachikawa Ki-9 (Allied reporting name "Spruce") intermediate trainer

Tachikawa Ki-54 (Allied reporting name "Hickory") advanced trainer

Tachikawa Ki-55 (Allied reporting name "Ida") advanced trainer

From Wikipedia’s article on Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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