List of aircraft of Japan during World War II

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This is a list of aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

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Fighters

AircraftAllied
Code name		First
flown		Number
built		Service
Kawanishi N1K Kyofu Navy Fighter Seaplane Rex19421532 IJN
Kawanishi N1K1-J/N1K2-J Shiden Navy Land-Based Interceptor George19431435 IJN
Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter Perry1935588 IJA
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu Army Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter Nick19411370IJA
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien Army Type 3 Fighter Tony19433159IJA
Kawasaki Ki-100 Goshikisen Army Type 5 Fighter n/a1945395IJA
Kawasaki Ki-102 Army Type 4 Assault Aircraft Randy1944238IJA
Mitsubishi A5M Navy Type 96 Carrier-based Fighter Claude19371094IJN
Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen Navy Type Zero Carrier Fighter Zeke/Hamp194010939IJN
Mitsubishi A7M Reppū Navy Carrier-based Fighter Sam194410IJN
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden Navy Interceptor Fighter Jack1942621IJN
Mitsubishi Ki-46-III-Kai Army Type 100 Air Defence Fighter Dinah19411742IJA, IJN
Nakajima A6M2-N Navy Type 2 Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber Rufe1941327IJN
Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko Irving1941479IJN
Nakajima Ki-27 Army Type 97 Fighter Nate19373368IJA
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Army Type 1 Fighter Oscar19395919IJA
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki Army Type 2 Single-Seat Fighter Tojo19411225IJA
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate Army Type 4 Fighter Frank19433514IJA

Attack aircraft

AircraftAllied
Code name		First
flown		Number
built		Service
Aichi D3A Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Val19401486 IJN
Aichi B7A Ryusei Navy carrier torpedo bomber Grace1942114 IJN
Aichi M6A1 Seiran Navy Special Strike Submarine Bomber n/a194328 IJN
Mitsubishi Ki-15 Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance Plane Babs1936500~ IJA
Mitsubishi Ki-51 Army Type 99 Assault Plane Sonia19392385 IJA
Mitsubishi B5M Navy Type 97 No.2 Carrier Attack Bomber Mabel1937125 IJN
Nakajima B5N Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber Kate19371150~ IJN
Nakajima B6N Tenzan Navy Carrier Torpedo Bomber Jill19411268 IJN
Tachikawa Ki-36 Army Type 98 Direct Co-operation Aircraft Ida19381334 IJA
Yokosuka B4Y Navy Type 96 Carrier Attacker Jean1935205 IJN
Yokosuka D4Y Suisei Navy Carrier Dive bomber Judy19422038 IJN
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Baka ('Fool' in Japanese) [1] 1944852 IJN

Bombers

AircraftAllied Code NameFirst FlownNumber BuiltService
Kawasaki Ki-48 Army Type 99 Twin-engined Light Bomber Lily19401997 IJA
Kawasaki Ki-32 Army Type 98 Light Bomber Mary1937854 IJA
Mitsubishi G3M Navy Type 96 Land-based Attack Aircraft Nell19351048 IJN
Mitsubishi G4M Navy Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft Betty19412435 IJN
Mitsubishi Ki-21 Army Type 97 Heavy Bomber Sally19382064 IJA
Mitsubishi Ki-30 Army Type 97 Light bomber Ann1938704 IJA
Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu Army Type 4 Heavy Bomber Peggy1942767 IJA
Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu Army Type 100 Heavy Bomber Helen1941819 IJA
Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga Navy Land-Based Bomber Frances19431098 IJN

Reconnaissance aircraft

AircraftAllied
Code name		First
flown		Number
built		Service
Aichi E13A Navy Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane Jake19411418 IJN
Aichi E16A Zuiun Navy Reconnaissance Seaplane Paul1942256 IJN
Kawanishi E7K Navy Type 94 Reconnaissance Seaplane Alf1933533 IJN
Kawanishi E15K Shiun Navy Type 2 High-speed Reconnaissance Seaplane Norm194115 IJN
Kawanishi H6K Type 97 Large Flying Boat Mavis1936215 IJN
Kawanishi H8K Type 2 Large Flying Boat Emily1941167 IJN
Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter (used for reconnaissance during WWII) Perry1935588 IJA
Mitsubishi F1M Type 0 Observation Seaplane Pete19361118 IJN
Mitsubishi Ki-46 Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft Dinah19411742 IJA
Nakajima C3N Navy Carrier Reconnaissance Plane 19362 IJN
Nakajima C6N Saiun Navy Carrier Reconnaissance Plane Myrt1943463 IJN
Nakajima E8N Navy Type 95 Reconnaissance Seaplane Model 1 Dave1934755 IJN
Nakajima J1N Gekkou Navy Type 2 Reconnaissance Plane Irving1942479 IJN
Watanabe E9W Navy Type 96 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane Slim193535 IJN
Yokosuka E14Y Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane Glen1939126 IJN

Trainers

Trainer aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II were frequently modified from operational aircraft and differentiated by the suffix letter "K". Japanese training aircraft were red-orange where combat aircraft would have been camouflaged.

AircraftAllied
Code name		First
flown		Number
built		Service
Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan Navy Special Strike Submarine Bomber trainer n/a19432 IJN
Kawanishi N1K2-K Shiden Navy Land Interceptor modified as Fighter Trainer George1943 IJN
Kyushu K10W1 Navy Type 2 Land-based Intermediate Trainer Oak1941176 IJN
Kyushu K11W1 Shiragiku Navy Operations Trainer n/a1942798 IJN
Kyushu Q1W1-K Tokai-Ren Lorna1943153 IJN
Mansyu Ki-79 Army Type 2 Advanced Trainer Nate19361329 IJA
Mitsubishi A5M4-K Navy Carrier Fighter Type 96, model 4 Claude1935103 IJN
Mitsubishi A6M2-K & A6M5-K Navy Carrier Fighter Type 0 Zeke1939243 IJN
Mitsubishi G3M1/2-K Nell19351048 IJN
Mitsubishi G6M1-K Navy Land Trainer Betty1939 IJN
Mitsubishi K3M Navy Type 90 Crew Training Aircraft Pine1930625 IJN
Nakajima A4N1-K n/a1934221 IJN
Tachikawa Ki-9 Army Type 95-1 Medium Grade Trainer Spruce19352618 IJA
Tachikawa Ki-17 Army Type 95-3 Basic Grade Trainer Cedar1935560 IJA
Tachikawa Ki-54 Army Type 1 Advanced Trainer Hickory19401368 IJA
Tachikawa Ki-55 Army Type 99 Advanced Trainer Ida19391389 IJA
Yokosuka K5Y1 Willow19335770 IJN
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Model 43 K-1 Kai n/a194445 IJN
Yokosuka MXY-8 Akigusa n/a194550-60 IJN

Transports

AircraftAllied
Code name		First
flown		Number
built		Service
Kawasaki Ki-56 Army Type 1 Freight Transport & Tachikawa Navy Type LO Thalia/Thelma1940121 IJA
Mitsubishi Ki-57 Army Type 100 Transport Topsy1940406 IJA & IJN
Nakajima Ki-34 Army Type 97 Transport & Nakajima L1N Navy Type AT-2 Transport Thora1936351 IJA & IJN
Showa/Nakajima L2D Navy Type 0 Transport Tabby1939487 IJN
Mitsubishi Hinazuru-type Passenger Transport n/a193611 IJN

A total of 85611 aircraft were produced by Japan in WW2.

Experimental aircraft

AircraftAllied
Code name		First
flown		Number
built
Kyushu J7W Shinden n/a3 August 19452
Mitsubishi Ki-83 n/a19444
Mitsubishi J8M n/a19447
Nakajima G8N Rita19444
Nakajima Ki-87 n/a19451
Tachikawa Ki-94-I n/a19442
Tachikawa Ki-94-II n/an/a2

References

  1. ↑ "Baka… Flying Warhead | Lone Sentry Blog" . Retrieved 2019-12-09.
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