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Japan Bought America’s Rejected Airliner — And Exposed a Fatal Bomber Illusion. In 1939, Japan quietly purchased an American aircraft the United States had already abandoned. Five years later, that decision would collapse under combat conditions and expose a fatal misunderstanding of air power. This documentary examines the Nakajima G5N “Shinzan,” Japan’s attempt to create a long-range heavy bomber by reverse-engineering the rejected Douglas DC-4E airliner. Intended to rival American strategic b