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| | Naval Aircraft Designations of Japan and the United States |
 | | The use of the letters for the type, for American planes, and for the manufacturers, for the Japanese planes, are also given at the appropriate point in the alphabet. |
 | | Thus, the Army twin engine, medium bomber, the B-25, devastated Japanese convoys on the Battle of the Bismark Sea. |
 | | The B-2 actually relies on high altitude flight, since its engine intakes and exhausts, which give strong radar returns, are on the top of the wing. |
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