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. Allied reporting names in "quotation marks".
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[edit] Fighters
| Aircraft | Reporting name | First produced | Number produced | Service Arm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawanishi N1K1-J/N1K2-J Shiden | "George" | 1943 | 1435 | IJN |
| Kawasaki Ki-10 (Type 95 Fighter) | "Perry" | 1935 | 588 | IJA |
| Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu | "Nick" | 1941 | 1370 | IJA |
| Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Type 3 Fighter) | "Tony" | 1943 | 3159 | IJA |
| Kawasaki Ki-100 Hien (Type 5 Fighter) | "Tony" | 1945 | 395 | IJA |
| Kawasaki Ki-102 (Type 4 Assault Aircraft) | "Randy" | 1944 | 238 | IJA |
| Mitsubishi A5M (Type 96 Carrier-based Fighter) | "Claude" | 1937 | 1094 | IJN |
| Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen (Type Zero Carrier Fighter) | "Zeke" | 1940 | 11000 | IJN |
| Mitsubishi J2M Raiden | "Jack" | 1942 | 621 | IJN |
| Mitsubishi Ki-46-III-Kai | "Dinah" | 1941 | 1742 | IJA, IJN |
| Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko | "Irving" | 1941 | 479 | IJN |
| Nakajima Ki-27 (Type 97 Fighter) | "Nate" | 1937 | 3368 | IJA |
| Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Type 1 Fighter) | "Oscar" | 1939 | 5919 | IJA |
| Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (Type 2 Single-Seat Fighter) | "Tojo" | 1941 | 1225 | IJA |
| Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Type 4 Fighter) | "Frank" | 1943 | 3514 | IJA |
[edit] Attack Aircraft
| Aircraft | Reporting name | First produced | Number produced | Service Arm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi D3A | "Val" | 1940 | 1,486 | IJN |
| Aichi B7A Ryusei | "Grace" | 1942 | 114 | IJN |
| Mitsubishi Ki-15 (Type 97 Command Reconnaissance Plane) | "Babs" | 1936 | approx. 500 | IJA |
| Nakajima B5N (Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber) | "Kate" | 1937 | ~1,150 | IJN |
| Nakajima B6N Tenzan | "Jill" | 1941 | 1,268 | IJN |
| Yokosuka D4Y | "Judy" | 1942 | 2,038 | IJN |
| Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka | "Baka" | 1944 | 852 | IJN |
| Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga | "Frances" | 1945 | 1,098 | IJN |
[edit] Bombers
| Aircraft | Reporting name | First produced | Number produced | Service Arm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawasaki Ki-48 | "Lily" | 1940 | 1,997 | IJA |
| Mitsubishi G3M | "Nell" | 1935 | 1,048 | IJN |
| Mitsubishi G4M | "Betty" | 1941 | 2,435 | IJN |
| Mitsubishi Ki-21 | "Sally" | 1938 | 2,064 units (excluding Ki-57) | IJA |
| Mitsubishi Ki-30 | "Ann" | 1938 | 2,064 units (excluding Ki-57) | IJN |
| Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū | "Peggy" | 1942 | 767 | IJN & IJA |
| Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu | "Helen" | 1941 | 819 | IJA |
| Yokosuka P1Y | "Frances" | 1945 | 1,098 | IJN |
[edit] Reconnaissance Aircraft
| Aircraft | Reporting name | First produced | Number produced | Service Arm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft) | "Dinah" | 1941 | 1,742 | IJA |
| Nakajima J1N1-C/F | "Irving" | 1942 | 479 | IJN |
| Mitsubishi F1M (Type Zero Observation Seaplane) | "Pete" | 1936 | 1,118 | IJN |
| Kawasaki Ki-10 | "Perry" | 1935 | 588 | IJA |
| Kawanishi H6K4 Model 22 (Type 97 Large Flying Boat) | "Mavis" | 1936 | 215 | IJN |
| Aichi E13A (Type Zero Reconnaissance Seaplane) | "Jake" | 1941 | 1,418 | IJN |
| Kawanishi H8K (Type 2 Large Flying Boat) | "Emily" | 1941 | 167 | IJN |
[edit] 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.
| Aircraft | Reporting name | First produced | Number produced | Service Arm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitsubishi A5M4-K: Japanese Navy Carrier Fighter Type 96, model 4 | 103 | IJN | ||
| Mitsubishi A6M2-K: Japanese Navy Carrier Fighter Type 0, Mark 2 | 236 | IJN | ||
| Mitsubishi A6M5-K: Japanese Navy Carrier Fighter Type 0, Mark 5 | 7 | IJN | ||
| Aichi M6A1-K "Nanzan" (South Mountain): Japanese Navy Special Strike Sub Bomber Type 6, Mark 1 | 2 | IJN | ||
| Mitsubishi G6M1-K: Japanese Navy Land Trainer plane Type 6, Mark 1 | IJN | |||
| Kawanishi N1K2-K: Japanese Navy Land Interceptor Type 21, Mark 2 | IJN | |||
| Nakajima Kikka-K Turbojet Trainer | IJN | |||
| Kugisho/Yokosuka "Ohka" K-1 | 1944 | 45 | IJN | |
| Kugisho/Yokosuka "Ohka" Model 43 K-1 Kai | 1944 | 2 | IJN | |
| Kyushu K11W1 "Shiragiku" | 1942 | 798 | IJN | |
| Kyushu Q1W1-K Tokai-Ren | "Lorna" | 1943 | 1 | IJN |
| Mitsubishi K3M3 | "Pine" | 1930 | 625 | IJN |
| Mitsubishi G3M1/2-K | "Nell" | 1935 | 1,048 | IJN |
| Kugisho/Yokosuka MXY-8 "Akigusa" | 1945 | 50-50 | IJN | |
| Kugisho/Yokosuka MXY-9 | None | IJN | ||
| Yokosuka K5Y1 | "Willow" | 1933 | 5,770 | IJN |
| Nakajima A4N1-K | 1934 | 221 | IJN |
