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* 30x [[Manshū Hayabusa|Manshū MT-1 Hayabusa]] airliner |
* 30x [[Manshū Hayabusa|Manshū MT-1 Hayabusa]] airliner |
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* 27x [[de Havilland Puss Moth|de Havilland DH.80]] |
* 27x [[de Havilland Puss Moth|de Havilland DH.80]] ''Pussmoth'' |
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* 15x [[Messerschmitt Bf 108]]A/B |
* 15x [[Messerschmitt Bf 108]]A/B ''Taifun'' liaison aircraft |
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* 12x [[Nakajima Ki-34]] |
* 12x [[Nakajima Ki-34|Nakajima AT-2]] ''Thora'' transports |
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* 10x [[Mitsubishi Ki-57]] |
* 10x [[Mitsubishi Ki-57]] ''Topsy'' transports |
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* 10x [[Junkers Ju 86|Junkers Ju 86Z-1]] transports/bombers |
* 10x [[Junkers Ju 86|Junkers Ju 86Z-1]] transports/bombers |
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* 10x [[Junkers Ju 86|Junkers Ju 86Z-2]] transports/bombers |
* 10x [[Junkers Ju 86|Junkers Ju 86Z-2]] transports/bombers |
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* 2x [[Heinkel He 116|Heinkel He 116A]] communications planes |
* 2x [[Heinkel He 116|Heinkel He 116A]] communications planes |
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* 2x [[Fokker F.VII|Fokker F.VIIb-3m/M]] transports |
* 2x [[Fokker F.VII|Fokker F.VIIb-3m/M]] transports |
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* 1x [[Tachikawa Ki-54]] |
* 1x [[Tachikawa Ki-54]] ''Hickory'' transport |
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* 1x [[de Havilland Leopard Moth|de Havilland DH.85]] |
* 1x [[de Havilland Leopard Moth|de Havilland DH.85]] ''Leopardmoth'' |
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* 1x [[General Aviation GA-43]] transport |
* 1x [[General Aviation GA-43]] transport |
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* ?x [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra|Tachikawa Type LO]] |
* ?x [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra|Tachikawa Type LO]] ''Thelma'' transport (license build Lockheed Model 14-38 Super Electra) |
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* ?x [[Airspeed Envoy]] (license build Mitsubishi Type Hinazuru transport) |
* ?x [[Airspeed Envoy]] (license build Mitsubishi Type Hinazuru transport) |
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* ?x [[Nakajima Ki-6|Manshū Super Universal]] (license built Fokker Super Universal) |
* ?x [[Nakajima Ki-6|Manshū Super Universal]] (license built Fokker Super Universal) |
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* ?x [[Nakajima Ki-34|Nakajima AT-2]] airliner |
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* ?x [[Kawasaki Ki-56]] transport |
* ?x [[Kawasaki Ki-56]] transport |
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* ?x [[Kokusai Ki-59]] transport |
* ?x [[Kokusai Ki-59]] transport |
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| Founded | September 26, 1932 Fengtian, Manchukuo | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | August 1945 | ||||||
| Hubs | Hsinking | ||||||
| Focus cities | Mukden | ||||||
| Destinations | Domestic, Empire of Japan, Germany | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mukden, Manchukuo | ||||||
Manchuria Aviation Company[1][2][3] (満州航空株式会社, Manshū kōkū kabushikigaisha or MKKK; hángkōng zhūshì huìshè) was the name of the national airline of Manchukuo.
Manchuria Aviation Company was established on 26 September 1931 in Fengtian by order of the Japanese Kwantung Army, out of the Manchurian branch office of Japan Air Transport, the forerunner of Imperial Japanese Airways. It officially adopted the name Manchuria Aviation Company on the proclamation of the “independence” of Manchukuo. Major shareholders were the Manchukuo government, the South Manchurian Railway Company and the Sumitomo zaibatsu.
From the beginning, the Manchuria Aviation Company was a paramilitary airline, whose primary purpose was to provide transport and logistical support for the military, and for the transport of mail. Civilian passengers were carried and charter operations undertaken on a lower priority.
In 1936, an "Independent Volunteer Battalion" of the MKKK consisting of 13 aircraft fought on the side of the Inner Mongolian Army against Kuomintang-held Suiyuan.[4]
The airline had a "hub" in Hsinking and was linked by regular flight routes from Harbin, Shamussi (Kiamusze), Kirin, Mukden, Antung, Chinchow, Chengde, Tsitsihar, Hailar, and the Kwantung Leased Territory and Korea areas, for connections with Imperial Japanese Airways (Dai Nippon Koku KK) to Japan itself or foreign routes. A long distance route between Hsinking and Berlin was also pioneered in 1938.
The repair shops of the MKKK produced copies of the Fokker Super Universal (Nakajima Ki-6) and the De Havilland DH.80 "Pussmoth"
The Manchuria Aviation Company ceased operations in August 1945 during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, however wartime fuel and equipment shortages had previously curtailed its operations considerably. Remaining aircraft, goods and equipment were confiscated, to the benefit of the Soviet Union and Communist Chinese, after the conflict.
Fleet
- 30x Manshū MT-1 Hayabusa airliner
- 27x de Havilland DH.80 Pussmoth
- 15x Messerschmitt Bf 108A/B Taifun liaison aircraft
- 12x Nakajima AT-2 Thora transports
- 10x Mitsubishi Ki-57 Topsy transports
- 10x Junkers Ju 86Z-1 transports/bombers
- 10x Junkers Ju 86Z-2 transports/bombers
- 2x Heinkel He 116A communications planes
- 2x Fokker F.VIIb-3m/M transports
- 1x Tachikawa Ki-54 Hickory transport
- 1x de Havilland DH.85 Leopardmoth
- 1x General Aviation GA-43 transport
- ?x Tachikawa Type LO Thelma transport (license build Lockheed Model 14-38 Super Electra)
- ?x Airspeed Envoy (license build Mitsubishi Type Hinazuru transport)
- ?x Manshū Super Universal (license built Fokker Super Universal)
- ?x Kawasaki Ki-56 transport
- ?x Kokusai Ki-59 transport
References
- Notes
- ^ Francis Clifford Jones: Manchuria since 1931. Royal Institute of International Affairs, London 1949, S. 120.
- ^ Philip S. Jowett: Rays of the Rising Sun. Armed Forces of Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45. Volume 1: China & Manchukuo. Helion & Company Ltd., Solihull 2004, ISBN 1-874622-21-3, S. 90.
- ^ Togo Sheba (Hrsg.): The Manchoukou Year Book 1941. The Manchoukou Year Book Co., Hsinking 1941.
- ^ Jowett 2005, pp. 90.
- Bibliography
- Jowett, Philip. Rays of the Rising Sun, Volume 1: Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45, China and Manchukuo. Helion and Company Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1-874622-21-3.
- Mikesh, Richard C. and Shorzoe Abe. Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1990. ISBN 0=85177=840=2.