Allied crews called it the Kate; it was the most advanced torpedo bomber in the world in 1941, faster than the American Devastator it would help sink at Midway. Kates armed with modified torpedoes and armor-piercing bombs did most of the damage to the battleships at Pearl Harbor. Its crews were decimated at Midway and it was never adequately replaced.
Catalog #: 01_00086081 Title: Nakajima, B5N, Kate Corporation Name: Nakajima Official Nickname: Kate Additional Information: Japan Designation: B5N Tags: Nakajima, B5N, Kate Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum ArcSDASM · Public domain · sourceThis example of a Nakajima B5N2 likely served in the Pacific Theater of WWII before being shot down or abandoned on a South Pacific island. Over the years, many parts were stripped from the plane by souvenir hunters befoMichael Voss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · sourceThe Type 88 bombsight (right) was fitted on Japanese B5N2 torpedo bombers for accuracy during high level conventional bombing. The torpedo release lever (top left) was fitted on all B5N2 aircraft, and would be pulled to Michael Voss · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
