Yokosuka E14Y

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The Yokosuka E14Y (service designation "Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane" (零式小型水上偵察機)) was an reconnaissance seaplane designed by the Japanese defence manufacturer Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal and produced by aircraft company Watanabe. It was purpose-designed to be transported aboard and launched from Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarine aircraft carriers, such as the I-25. Operated during World War II, it was assigned the Allied reporting name Glen. Developed during the late 1930s to fulfil the 12-Shi specification, the design process was led by Mitsuo Yamada. Various features of the E14Y, from folding elements of its tail unit and ability to be dismantled for stowage, were to facilitate its use within a space-constrained watertight hangar of an IJN submarine. While intended to perform reconnaissance, it could also carry up to 60 kg of bombs. The prototype was competitively trialled against the Watanabe E14W; while the E14Y proved to be superior, its production was handled...

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