A5M

1936 fighter aircraft family by Mitsubishi; world's first monoplane carrier-based fighter to enter service
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A5M

Summary

A5M is an aircraft family[1]. A5M draws 1,179 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #405 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • A5M's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].
  • A5M is operated by Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service[4].
  • A5M's manufacturer is recorded as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[5].
  • A5M's developer is recorded as Mitsubishi[6].
  • A5M is a type of carrier-capable fighter[7].
  • A5M is a type of fighter monoplane with 1 engine[8].
  • A5M's designed by is recorded as Jiro Horikoshi[9].
  • A5M is used for carrier-capable fighter[10].
  • A5M's Commons category is recorded as Mitsubishi A5M[11].
  • A5M's first flight is recorded as February 4, 1935[12].
  • A5M was part of the conflict World War II[13].
  • A5M's service retirement is recorded as 1945[14].
  • A5M's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+1094'}[15].
  • A5M's described by source is recorded as Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II[16].
  • A5M's described by source is recorded as The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition[17].

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Designation and Status

A5M's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].

Why It Matters

A5M draws 1,179 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #405 of 1,568).[2] A5M has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] A5M is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Complete Encyclopedia of Flight 1848-1939, Chartwell Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use carrier-capable fighter
    Operator Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service
    Instance of
    Subclass of carrier-capable fighter, fighter monoplane with 1 engine
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537786805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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