J2Ms took part in one of the final aerial combats of the Second World War when four Raiden’s, accompanied by eight Mitsubishi A6M Zeros, all belonging to the 302nd Kokutai, intercepted a formation of US Navy F6F Hellcats from the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) during the morning of 15 August 1945 over the Kanto Plain. In the engagement, which took place only two hours before Japan officially announced its surrender, four Hellcats were lost, along with two Raiden’s and two Zeros.