Tachikawa Aircraft Company
1924–1945 aircraft manufacturer in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tachikawa Aircraft Company Limited (立川飛行機株式会社, Tachikawa Hikōki Kabushiki Kaisha) was an aircraft manufacturer in the Empire of Japan, specializing primarily in aircraft for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. It was based at Tachikawa, in Tokyo Prefecture.
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Founded | 1924 (as Ishikawajima Aircraft Manufacturing Company) |
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Defunct | 1955 |
Fate | Assets seized during US occupation, spun off automotive unit (Prince); changed business towards real estate development, consumer electronics, automotive parts |
Successor | Tachihi K.K. |
Headquarters | , |
Owner | Ishikawajima Shipyards 1924-1936 Imperial Japanese Army 1936-1945 US Occupation authority 1945-1949 |
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