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Japanese Army Air Force Mitsubishi Ki-30 (Allied code name "Ann") bombers flying over the main line on Bataan in 1942. The Ki-30s were first used in combat in Second Sino-Japanese War from spring 1938. It proved to be reliable in rough field operations, and highly effective while operating with fighter escort. This success continued in the early stages of the Pacific War, and the Ki-30s ...

In March 1938, the Ki-30, which received the official designation "Light Army Bomber Type 97", was put into mass production. Until April 1940, 618 aircraft were produced at the Mitsubishi plant in Nagoya. Another 68 vehicles were built at the 1st Army Aviation Arsenal in the city of Tachikawa. In combat, the Ki-30 was first used in 1938 in ...

First flying on 28 February 1937, it entered service in January 1938. A total of 704 were built. The Allies used the reporting name Ann for the Ki-30. First seeing combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War, it also participated in the early campaigns in the Pacific, notably in the Philippines. However, when modern Allied fighters were ...