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and notched 1 After successful license production acquired in 1935 of the earlier Douglas DC 2, Nakajima Hikoki acquired the license rights for $90,000 in February 1938, to build the DC 3.[2] Previously, wholesale mlb jerseys the Great Northern Airways and the Far East Fur Trading Company had purchased 22 DC 3s from 1937 1939. This total consisted of 13 Cyclone powered DC 3s and nine Twin Wasp powered DC 3As, cheap jerseys two of which were delivered un assembled and assigned to a relatively new concern, Shwa Aircraft.[3] Both Shwa and wholesale mlb jerseys Nakajima worked in concert to create a production series.

While the two Shwa examples were being assembled to Japanese production standards to simplify manufacture.[5] Differing in minor details, mainly due to the use of locally produced Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 radial engines of similar power, the initial series from both companies were very similar to its Douglas antecedent.[4]By 1942, Nakajima had built, including the prototype, 71 L2D2 Navy Type 0 Transport Model 11s and then embarked on manufacturing combat aircraft of their own design.