List of aircraft of Japan, World War II

List of aircraft of Japan, World War II

List of aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Allied code names in "quotation marks".

Fighters

* Kawanishi N1K1-J/N1K2-J Shiden "George" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Kawasaki Ki-10 "Perry" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Type 2 two-seat fighter) "Nick" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Type 3 Fighter) "Tony" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Kawasaki Ki-100 Hien (Type 5 Fighter) "Tony" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Kawasaki Ki-102 "Randy" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Mitsubishi A5M "Claude" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen "Zeke" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Mitsubishi J2M Raiden "Jack" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Mitsubishi Ki-46-III-Kai "Dinah" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko / J1N1-C-Kai "Irving" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Nakajima Ki-27 (Type 97 Fighter) "Nate" or "Abdul" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Type 1 Fighter) "Oscar" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki "Tojo" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Type 4 Fighter) "Frank" (Imperial Japanese Army)

Attack Aircraft

* Aichi D3A "Val" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Aichi B7A Ryusei "Grace" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Mitsubishi Ki-15 "Babs" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Nakajima B5N (Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber) "Kate" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Nakajima B6N Tenzan "Jill" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka "Baka" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga "Frances" (Imperial Japanese Navy)

Bombers

* Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" (Imperial Japanese Navy)
* Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Mitsubishi Ki-30 "Ann" (Imperial Japanese Army)
* Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū "Peggy" (Imperial Japanese Army & Navy)
* Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu "Helen" (Imperial Japanese Army)

Reconnaissance Aircraft

* Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft) "Dinah" (Japanese Imperial Army)
* Nakajima J1N1-C/F "Irving" (Imperial Japanese Navy)

Trainers

In World War II Imperial Japanese Navy trainer aircraft were designated by the letter "K".

Japaneses training aircraft were painted scarlet or red-orange where normal aircraft would have been painted grey or green.

The next are ones Japanese Navy "K" aircraft Trainers examples of this codification:

*A5M4-K: Japanese Navy Carrier Fighter Type 96, model 4 making for Mitsubishi Type K for Tandem Training type. (103 operative units)

*A6M2-K: Japanese Navy Carrier Fighter Type 0, Mark 2 constructed for Mitsubishi Type K for tandem training model. (236 operative units)
*A6M5-K: Japanese Navy Carrier Fighter Type 0, Mark 5 manufactured for Mitsubishi Type K for tandem training model. (7 units, experimental)

*M6A1-K "Nanzan" (South Mountain): Japanese Navy Special Strike Sub Bomber Type 6, Mark 1 making for Aichi Type K for tandem training model. (2 units, experimental)

*G6M1-K: Japanese Navy Land Trainer plane Type 6, Mark 1 constructed for Mitsubishi Type K for bomber crew training. (conversions of G4M Bombers)

*NiK2-K: Japanese Navy Land Interceptor Type 21, Mark 2 manufactured for Kawanishi Type K for training purposes. (operative conversions of N1K2-J interceptors)

Another examples of Japanese Navy "K" Trainers Planes:

*Nakajima "kikka" "K" Turbojet Trainer (jet interceptor trainer)
*Kugisho/Yokosuka "Ohka" K-1 (Suicide Attack Trainer)
*Kugisho/Yokosuka "Ohka" K-2 Suicide Attack Trainer (or "Ohka" K-1 Modify "Wakazakura")

*Kyūshū K11W1 "Shiragiku" (Flight Work Trainer)
*Kyūshū Q1W1-K Tokai-Ren (Antisubmarine Trainer version of Q1W1)
*Aichi M6A1-K "Seiran Kai" (or "Nanzan") (Special Attack Seaplane Trainer)

*Aichi H9A1-K (hydroplane trainer)

*Mitsubishi K3M3 "Pine" (general use/trainer)

*Mitsubishi G3M1/2-K (trainer bomber)

*Kugisho/Yokosuka MXY-8 "Akigusa" Rocket Interceptor practice glider(Experimental "Shusui" Light Glider trainer)

*Kugisho/Yokosuka MXY-9 Experimental "Shusui" (Heavy Trainer Glider)

*Kyūshū K10W1 "Oak" (basic trainer)

*Yokosuka K5Y1 (basic trainer)

*Nakajima A4N1-K (advanced biplane fighter trainer)

ee also

*List of aircraft of the Japanese Navy


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