The Type 2 Flying Boat was known for its long range and heavy armament, while the Kyoufuu evolved into the Shiden (Purple Lightning) by removing its floats, and further into the low-wing Shidenn-kai (Purple Lightning Kai), becoming the successor to the Zero-sen (Zero Fighter).
After the war, the company was renamed Maywa Kogyou, but in 1949, its struggling automobile division was spun off as Maywa Automobile Industries (renamed Asahi Industries in 1956 and merged into Daihatsu in 1970, ceasing to exist), while the general machinery division became Shin Maywa Industries.
Shin Maywa Kogyou developed the PS1 anti-submarine patrol aircraft in 1967, followed by the US1 and US2 rescue seaplanes. However, in the company's product catalogue www.shinmaywa.co.jp/english/ , the aircraft division is listed last.
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