Forgotten History: The Top 5 Japanese Aircraft Of World War 2

Japan was one of the main belligerents of World War II. During the war, it produced around 65,000 aircraft of all kinds (although its aircraft production lagged behind the US, UK, Germany, and the USSR). Like the US, Japan lacked a dedicated air force service branch, with the Imperial Army and Navy operating their independent air forces. However, unlike the US, these service branches were locked in rivalries, sometimes bordering on civil war.