Showa Aircraft Industry

1 aircraft type.

Showa Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd. 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.

Founded: 1937
Country: Japan
Headquarters: Akishima

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Aircraft types

Showa/Nakajima L2D

Japanese license-built version of Douglas DC-3

First flight 1939