List of aircraft of Japan during World War II

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

Fighters AircraftAlliedCode nameFirstflownNumberbuiltServiceKawanishi N1K Kyofu Navy Fighter SeaplaneRex19421532IJNKawanishi N1K1-J/N1K2-J Shiden Navy Land-Based InterceptorGeorge19431435IJNKawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 FighterPerry1935588IJAKawasaki Ki-45 Toryu Army Type 2 Two-Seat FighterNick19411370IJAKawasaki Ki-61 Hien Army Type 3 FighterTony19433159IJAKawasaki Ki-100 Goshikisen Army Type 5 Fightern/a1945395IJAKawasaki Ki-102 Army Type 4 Assault AircraftRandy1944238IJAMitsubishi A5M Navy Type 96 Carrier-based FighterClaude19371094IJNMitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen Navy Type Zero Carrier FighterZeke/Hamp194010939IJNMitsubishi A7M Reppū Navy Carrier-based FighterSam194410IJNMitsubishi J2M Raiden Navy Interceptor FighterJack1942621IJNMitsubishi Ki-46-III-Kai Army Type 100 Air Defence FighterDinah19411742IJA, IJNNakajima A6M2-N Navy Type 2 Interceptor/Fighter-BomberRufe1941327IJNNakajima J1N1-S GekkoIrving1941479IJNNakajima Ki-27 Army Type 97 FighterNate19373368IJANakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Army Type 1 FighterOscar19395919IJANakajima Ki-44 Shoki Army Type 2 Single-Seat FighterTojo19411225IJANakajima Ki-84 Hayate Army Type 4 FighterFrank19433514IJA

Attack aircraft AircraftAlliedCode nameFirstflownNumberbuiltServiceAichi D3A Navy Type 99 Carrier BomberVal19401486IJNAichi B7A Ryusei Navy carrier torpedo bomberGrace1942114IJNAichi M6A1 Seiran Navy Special Strike Submarine Bombern/a194328IJNMitsubishi Ki-15 Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance PlaneBabs1936500~IJAMitsubishi Ki-51 Army Type 99 Assault PlaneSonia19392385IJAMitsubishi B5M Navy Type 97 No.2 Carrier Attack BomberMabel1937125IJNNakajima B5N Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack BomberKate19371150~IJNNakajima B6N Tenzan Navy Carrier Torpedo BomberJill19411268IJNTachikawa Ki-36 Army Type 98 Direct Co-operation AircraftIda19381334IJAYokosuka B4Y Navy Type 96 Carrier AttackerJean1935205IJNYokosuka D4Y Suisei Navy Carrier Dive bomberJudy19422038IJNYokosuka MXY-7 OhkaBaka ('Fool' in Japanese)1944852IJN

Bombers AircraftAllied Code NameFirst FlownNumber BuiltServiceKawasaki Ki-48 Army Type 99 Twin-engined Light BomberLily19401997IJAKawasaki Ki-32 Army Type 98 Light BomberMary1937854IJAMitsubishi G3M Navy Type 96 Land-based Attack AircraftNell19351048IJNMitsubishi G4M Navy Type 1 Land-based Attack AircraftBetty19412435IJNMitsubishi Ki-21 Army Type 97 Heavy BomberSally19382064IJAMitsubishi Ki-30 Army Type 97 Light bomberAnn1938704IJAMitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu Army Type 4 Heavy BomberPeggy1942767IJANakajima Ki-49 Donryu Army Type 100 Heavy BomberHelen1941819IJAYokosuka P1Y1 Ginga Navy Land-Based BomberFrances19431098IJN

Reconnaissance aircraft AircraftAlliedCode nameFirstflownNumberbuiltServiceAichi E13A Navy Type 0 Reconnaissance SeaplaneJake19411418IJNAichi E16A Zuiun Navy Reconnaissance SeaplanePaul1942256IJNKawanishi E7K Navy Type 94 Reconnaissance SeaplaneAlf1933533IJNKawanishi E15K Shiun Navy Type 2 High-speed Reconnaissance SeaplaneNorm194115IJNKawanishi H6K Type 97 Large Flying BoatMavis1936215IJNKawanishi H8K Type 2 Large Flying BoatEmily1941167IJNKawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter (used for reconnaissance during WW II)Perry1935588IJAMitsubishi F1M Type 0 Observation SeaplanePete19361118IJNMitsubishi Ki-46 Type 100 Command Reconnaissance AircraftDinah19411742IJANakajima C3N Navy Carrier Reconnaissance Plane19362IJNNakajima C6N Saiun Navy Carrier Reconnaissance PlaneMyrt1943463IJNNakajima E8N Navy Type 95 Reconnaissance Seaplane Model 1Dave1934755IJNNakajima J1N Gekkou Navy Type 2 Reconnaissance PlaneIrving1942479IJNWatanabe E9W Navy Type 96 Small Reconnaissance SeaplaneSlim193535IJNYokosuka E14Y Type 0 Small Reconnaissance SeaplaneGlen1939126IJN

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. AircraftAlliedCode nameFirstflownNumberbuiltServiceAichi M6A1-K Nanzan Navy Special Strike Submarine Bomber trainern/a19432IJNKawanishi N1K2-K Shiden Navy Land Interceptor modified as Fighter TrainerGeorge1943IJNKyushu K10W1 Navy Type 2 Land-based Intermediate TrainerOak1941176IJNKyushu K11W1 Shiragiku Navy Operations Trainern/a1942798IJNKyushu Q1W1-K Tokai-RenLorna1943153IJNMansyu Ki-79 Army Type 2 Advanced TrainerNate19361329IJAMitsubishi A5M4-K Navy Carrier Fighter Type 96, model 4Claude1935103IJNMitsubishi A6M2-K & A6M5-K Navy Carrier Fighter Type 0Zeke1939243IJNMitsubishi G3M1/2-KNell19351048IJNMitsubishi G6M1-K Navy Land TrainerBetty1939IJNMitsubishi K3M Navy Type 90 Crew Training AircraftPine1930625IJNNakajima A4N1-Kn/a1934221IJNTachikawa Ki-9 Army Type 95-1 Medium Grade TrainerSpruce19352618IJATachikawa Ki-17 Army Type 95-3 Basic Grade TrainerCedar1935560IJATachikawa Ki-54 Army Type 1 Advanced TrainerHickory19401368IJATachikawa Ki-55 Army Type 99 Advanced TrainerIda19391389IJAYokosuka K5Y1Willow19335770IJNYokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Model 43 K-1 Kai n/a194445IJNYokosuka MXY-8 Akigusan/a194550-60IJN

Transports AircraftAlliedCode nameFirstflownNumberbuiltServiceKawasaki Ki-56 Army Type 1 Freight Transport & Tachikawa Navy Type LOThalia/Thelma1940121IJAMitsubishi Ki-57 Army Type 100 TransportTopsy1940406IJA & IJNNakajima Ki-34 Army Type 97 Transport & Nakajima L1N Navy Type AT-2 TransportThora1936351IJA & IJNShowa/Nakajima L2D Navy Type 0 TransportTabby1939487IJNMitsubishi Hinazuru-type Passenger Transportn/a193611IJN

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

Experimental aircraft AircraftAlliedCode nameFirstflownNumberbuiltKyushu J7W Shindenn/a3 August 19452Mitsubishi Ki-83n/a19444Mitsubishi J8Mn/a19447Nakajima G8NRita19444Nakajima Ki-87n/a19451Tachikawa Ki-94-In/a19442Tachikawa Ki-94-IIn/an/a2

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