• Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko (Moonlight) IRVING at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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    Originally designed as a three-seat, daylight escort fighter plane by the Nakajima Aeroplane Company, Ltd., and flown in 1941, the IRVING was modified as a night fighter in May of 1943 and shot down two American B-17 bombers to prove its capability. The IRVING is on display at the National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
  • Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko (Moonlight) IRVING at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

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Dane Penland

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WEB11019-2008

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