Fuji Heavy Industries built 176Beech T-34 Mentor two-seattraining aircraft under licence in the early 1950s. Fuji then redesigned the basic Mentor as a four-seat communications aircraft under the designationLM-1. A new lengthened centrefuselage was added to the Mentor's wing, undercarriage, and tail assembly. 27 LM-1s were produced during 1955-1956.[1]
The LM-1s were delivered to theJapanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and were used for communications and general duties.[1] After withdrawal from operation, several LM-1s were sold on the U.S. civil market and are flown by civil pilots as "warbirds".[2]
