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Aichi Seiran

The Aichi Seiran was specially designed for deployment from I-400 class Japanese super-submarines. The planes can "fold" down to fit in an 11-foot 6-inch hangar tube. They were designed to bomb the locks of the Panama Canal during World War II. While twenty-eight Aichi Seirans were built, none ever flew a combat mission.