Mitsubishi B5M Japanese Attack Aircraft

Mitsubishi B5M Mabel

The Mitsubishi B5M was an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service land-based attack aircraft, originally intended for carrier use. The B5M was given the Allied reporting name of Mabel.

The B5M was designed in response to a 1935 specification for a new bomber for use on the IJNAS aircraft carriers. It was intended as a backup for the Nakajima B5N “Kate” torpedo bomber. Although designed as a carrier-based aircraft, it was relegated to land-based torpedo bomber duties in World War II. A total of 125 were built.

Photos of scale models of the Mitsubishi B5M can be found here.

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