Dragon Models USA

Packaging: 36 pieces per master carton
Category: WWII Japanese Fighter
# of Parts: 81

1/48 Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden (Jack) Type 21 "302 Flying Group"

Markings:
1) I.J.N. 302nd F.G. Code: Yo D-1198 (red brown & silver spinner)
2) I.J.N. 302nd F.G. Code: Yo D-155 (w/kill mark)
3) I.J.N. 302nd F.G. Code: Yo D-1164

About the J2M Raiden:
The Mitsubishi J2M "Raiden" (雷電, "Thunderbolt") was a single-engine, land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The Allied codename was "Jack".

The J2M was designed by Jiro Horikoshi, creator of the Mitsubishi A6M "Zero". It was strictly a local-defense interceptor intended to counter the threat of high-altitude bomber raids, and thus relied on speed, climb performance, and armament at the expense of maneuvrability. The J2M was a sleek but stubby craft with its oversized Mitsubishi Kasei engine buried behing a long cowling, cooled by an intake fan and connected to the propeller with a long extension shaft. Pilot visibility was poor.

A surviving J2M is on display at the Planes of Fame museum in Chino, California.