Miyazaki Airplane

Miyazaki Airplane was an aircraft parts manufacturing company based in Japan's Tochigi Prefecture during World War II.^[1] The company owned a factory located in Kanuma,^[2] that manufactured parts, including rudders, for the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. During the war, the firm relocated to Utsunomiya.^[3]

Miyazaki Airplane

An example of a Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Model 22 for which Miyazaki Airplane manufactured parts
Company type	Private
Industry	Aircraft Parts Manufacturing
Headquarters	Kanuma , Japan
Key people	Katsuji Miyazaki (Director)

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.^[4][5] During World War II production runs the company was owned by Katsuji's brother.