Private company
Showa Aircraft Industry
Logo: Showa Aircraft Industry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Showa Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd. (昭和飛行機工業株式会社, Shōwa Hikōki Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company. Its headquarters are at Akishima-shi, Tokyo Prefecture, a region of Tokyo Metropolis. It was established in 1937 as a manufacturer of military aircraft in Akishima-shi.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryweapons industry1
- HeadquartersAkishima1
- Websitewww.showa-aircraft.co.jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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Showa Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd. (昭和飛行機工業株式会社, Shōwa Hikōki Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company. Its headquarters are at Akishima-shi, Tokyo Prefecture, a region of Tokyo Metropolis. It was established in 1937 as a manufacturer of military aircraft in Akishima-shi. In World War II it was one of two companies manufacturing the Showa/Nakajima L2D, a license-built Douglas DC-3 variant. It also manufactured other military aircraft. Since the 1950s the company began to manufacture specialized freight trucks such as tank trucks and grain hopper trailers.2
Timeline
- 1937Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.showa-aircraft.co.jp1
- WikipediaShowa Aircraft Industry
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4804831
Sources
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- 2WikipediaShowa Aircraft Industry on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsShowa Aircraft Industry photo by DiKnK8713, CC BY-SA 4.0