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A standardized national type for the transport of airborne units, such as
the Ju-52 in Germany, has not yet been revealed in enemy operations in the
Orient. In some raids, the Japanese have used type TB-92 four-motored
bombers. In the Palembang attack, among the craft they used were several
captured Hudsons with British identifications; at Koepang, aircraft resembling
Douglas types were used. Japanese parachutists are known to have been
transported in command planes, such as the Kawa amphibian biplane, Model 115; in
transport planes, such as the triple-engined Mitsubishi, Model 112, bomber and
transport; and in various pursuit planes. It was reported a year ago that the Fukudakei
factory was producing troop-carrying gliders with 25-horsepower engines
to extend the range.