Miyazaki Airplane
![]() An example of a Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Model 22 for which Miyazaki Airplane manufactured parts | |
Type | Private |
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Industry | Aircraft Parts Manufacturing |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Katsuji Miyazaki (Director) |
Miyazaki Airplane was an aircraft parts manufacturing company based in Japan during World War II.[1] The company owned a factory located in Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan,[2] that manufactured parts, including rudders, for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. During the war, the firm relocated to Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan.[3] Shortly thereafter on July 12, 1945, there was an air raid on the city of Utsunomiya which left 43.7% of the city destroyed.[4]
Ownership and leadership[]
The company was run by Katsuji Miyazaki (c. 1915 – 18 March 1993), the father of the Studio Ghibli animation studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki.[5][6] During World War II production runs the company was owned by Katsuji's brother.
References[]
- ^ McCarthy, Helen (September 1, 1999), Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation, USA: Stone Bridge Press, p. 26, ISBN 1-880656-41-8.
- ^ Asian cinema, 17, Asian Cinema Studies Society, 2006, p. 117.
- ^ Osmond, Andrew 2008. Spirited Away, p. 27.
- ^ Chen, C. Peter, "Bombing of Tokyo and Other Cities, 19 Feb 1945 - 10 Aug 1945", WW2 DB
- ^ Thomson, Clifford (2002), "Hayao Miyazaki", Current Biography Yearbook 2001.
- ^ "Miyazaki Hayao", Encyclopedia Britannica.
Categories:
- Aviation in Japan
- Defunct defense companies of Japan
- Military history stubs
- Aeronautical company stubs