List of military aircraft of Japan
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This list of military aircraft of Japan includes prototype, pre-production and operational types regardless of era.
Wikipedia policy is to use the Japanese names for these aircraft, not the World War II Allied codenames, although these will be redirects and mentioned in the article. They may be listed here for ease of reference. The prefix "Ki" in this list is an abbrevation of "Kitai", meaning "airframe", and was used only by the Japanese AAF. "Ki" should be read as one word, pronounced "Kee".
(note: a " - " means information unknown, not added, or not applicable)
Modern (post
| Military aircraft of Japan post-1945 | |||
| Fixed Wing | |||
| Designation | Name | Year | Info/Role |
| Kawasaki KAL-2 | - | 1954 | Trainer and liaison plane |
| Fuji LM-1 | - | 1955 | Trainer and liaison plane, based on the T-34 Mentor |
| Fuji LM-2/KM-2 | - | 1962 | Trainer and liaison plane |
| Fuji T-1 | "Hatsutaka" | 1958 | Advanced jet trainer |
| Shin Meiwa PS-1 | - | 1968 | Reconnaissance & anti-submarine flying boat |
| Shin Meiwa US-1/US-1A | - | 1975 | Search and rescue flying boat |
| Shin Meiwa US-1Akai | US-1A 改(kai) | ~2007 | Search and rescue flying boat (kai=improved) |
| Mitsubishi T-2 | - | 1971 | Advanced jet trainer, not based on the SEPECAT Jaguar |
| Fuji T-3 | - | 1978 | trainer |
| Kawasaki T-4 | - | 1985 | Subsonic jet trainer |
| Fuji T-5 | - | 1988 | turbo prop trainer |
| Fuji T-7 | - | 2002 | turbo prop trainer |
| Kawasaki P-2J | - | 1966 | Patrol, based on the P2V Neptune |
| Kawasaki C-1 | - | 1970 | transporter |
| Mitsubishi F-1 | - | 1975 | Fighter version of the T-2 |
| Mitsubishi F-2 | - | 2001 | Fighter, based on the F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Helicopters | |||
| Designation | Name | Year | Info |
| Kayaba Heliplane | |||
| 1954 | |||
| Kawasaki KH-4 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| Mitsubishi RP-1 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| Kawasaki OH-1 | - | 1996 | |
Pre-1945
(Table order: Fighters, Bombers, Transports, Obs/Recon, Trainers, Waterplanes, Experimental)
| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | ||||
| Fighters | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Aichi S1A | 電光 "Denko" | - | - | Navy night fighter |
| Kawanishi N1K-J | 紫電 "Shiden" | George | 1942 | Navy ground-based derivative of the N1K |
| Kawanishi P1Y2-S | 極光 "Kyokko" | - | 1944 | Navy night-fighter derivative of the Yokosuka P1Y |
| Kawasaki KDA-5 | - | |||
| 1932 | - | |||
| Kawasaki Ki-10 | - | Perry | 1935 | |
| Kawasaki Ki-45 | 屠龍 "Toryu" | Nick | 1939 | Army night fighter |
| Kawasaki Ki-60 | - | |||
| 1940 | Army interceptor powered by DB601 engine | |||
| Kawasaki Ki-61 | 飛燕 "Hien" | Tony | 1941 | Army fighter with inline engine |
| Kawasaki Ki-64 | - | Rob | 1943 | Army experimental fighter |
| Kawasaki Ki-96 | - | - | 1943 | Army experimental heavy fighter |
| Kawasaki Ki-100 | - | |||
| 1945 | Army fighter, derivative of Ki-61 with radial engine | |||
| Kawasaki Ki-102 | - | Randy | 1944 | Army night fighter |
| Kawasaki Ki-108 | - | |||
| 1944 | Army high altitude fighter | |||
| Kyushu J7W | 震電 "Shinden" | - | 1945 | Navy interceptor |
| Mitsubishi A5M | - | Claude | 1935 | Navy carrier-based fighter |
| Mitsubishi Ki-202 | 秋水改 "Shusui-kai" | |||
| Rocket interceptor for Army and Navy | ||||
| Mitsubishi A6M Zero | 零戦 "Zerosen" | Zeke | 1939 | Navy carrier fighter (type 0), the "Zero" |
| Mitsubishi J2M | 雷電 "Raiden" | Jack | 1942 | Navy land-based interceptor |
| Mitsubishi A7M | 烈風 "Reppu" | Sam | 1944 | Navy carrier-based fighter |
| Mitsubishi Ki-109 | ||||
| 1944 | Army twin-engine interceptor | |||
| Mitsubishi Ki-83 | ||||
| - | 1944 | Army twin-engine escort fighter | ||
| Mitsubishi J8M | 秋水 "Shusui" | |||
| 1945 | Rocket interceptor based on the Messerschmitt Me 163, Army and Navy | |||
| Nakajima A2N | ||||
| 1930 | carrier biplane fighter | |||
| Nakajima Type 91 | ||||
| 1931 | parasol monoplane fighter | |||
| Nakajima A4N | ||||
| 1935 | carrier-borne fighter | |||
| Nakajima Ki-27 | - | Nate | 1936 | Army monoplane fighter |
| Nakajima Ki-43 | 隼 "Hayabusa" | Oscar | 1939 | Army fighter |
| Nakajima Ki-44 | 鍾馗 "Shoki" | Tojo | 1940 | Army fighter |
| Nakajima Ki-201 | 火龍 "Karyu" | - | 1945 | Navy land-based jet, project only |
| Nakajima J1N | 月光 "Gekko" | Irving | 1941 | Navy land-based night fighter |
| Nakajima Ki-84 | 疾風 "Hayate" | Frank | 1943 | Army fighter |
| Nakajima J5N | 天雷 "Tenrai" | - | 1944 | Navy land-based interceptor |
| Nakajima Ki-87 | - | |||
| 1945 | Army high-altitide fighter | |||
| Rikugun Ki-93 | - | |||
| 1945 | Army twin-engine fighter | |||
| Tachikawa Ki-94 | - | |||
| 1945 | Army interceptor | |||
| Bombers | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Aichi D1A | - | Susie | 1934 | Navy carrier dive bomber |
| Aichi D3A | ||||
| Val | 1938 | Navy carrier dive bomber | ||
| Aichi B7A | 流星 "Ryusei" | Grace | 1942 | Navy carrier torpedo bomber |
| Kawasaki Ki-32 | ||||
| Mary | 1937 | |||
| Kawasaki Ki-48 | ||||
| Lily | 1939 | |||
| Kawasaki Ki-66 | ||||
| 1942 | ||||
| Kyushu Q1W | 東海 "Tokai" | Lorna | 1943 | Navy anti-submarine patrol bomber |
| Mitsubishi B1M | ||||
| 1923 | carrier torpedo bomber | |||
| Mitsubishi B2M | ||||
| 1932 | carrier torpedo bomber | |||
| Mitsubishi Ki-1 | ||||
| 1933 | early monoplane bomber | |||
| Mitsubishi Ki-2 | ||||
| 1933 | ||||
| Mitsubishi G3M | ||||
| Nell | 1934 | Navy land-based bomber | ||
| Mitsubishi B5M | ||||
| Mabel | 1936 | Navy carrier torpedo bomber | ||
| Mitsubishi Ki-21 | ||||
| 1936 | Army bomber | |||
| Mitsubishi Ki-30 | ||||
| Ann | 1937 | Army light bomber | ||
| Mitsubishi G4M | ||||
| Betty | 1939 | Navy land-based bomber | ||
| Mitsubishi Ki-51 | - | Sonia | 1939 | Army attack / reconnaissance plane |
| Mitsubishi Ki-67 | 飛龍 "Hiryu" | Peggy | 1942 | Army heavy bomber |
| Nakajima B5N | ||||
| Kate | 1937 | Navy carrier torpedo bomber | ||
| Nakajima Ki-48 | 呑龍 "Donryu" | Helen | 1939 | Army heavy bomber |
| Nakajima B6N | 天山 "Tenzan" | Jill | 1941 | Navy torpedo bomber |
| Nakajima G5N | 深山 "Shinzan" | Liz | 1941 | long-range heavy bomber |
| Nakajima G8N | 連山 "Renzan" | Rita | 1944 | Navy long-range heavy bomber |
| Nakajima G10N | 富岳 "Fugaku" | - | - | unfinished ultra long-range heavy bomber |
| Nakajima Kikka | 橘花 "Kikka" | - | - | jet based on the Messerschmitt Me 262 |
| Nakajima Ki-115 | 剣 "Tsurugi" | |||
| 1945 | kamikaze bomber | |||
| Tachikawa Ki-74 | - | Patsy | 1944 | bomber, reconnaissance |
| Yokosuka B4Y | - | Jean | 1935 | biplane torpedo bomber |
| Yokosuka D4Y | 彗星 "Suisei" | Judy | 1940 | dive bomber |
| Yokosuka P1Y | 銀河 "Ginga" | Frances | 1943 | medium bomber |
| Yokosuka MXY7 | 桜花 "Ohka" | Baka | 1944 | manned flying bomb |
| Transport | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codname | Year | Info |
| Kawasaki Ki-56 | - | Thalia | 1940 | |
| Kawasaki C-1 | - | |||
| 1970 | twin engined jet transport | |||
| Kokusai Ki-59 | - | Theresa | 1939 | twin-engine transport |
| Mitsubishi Ki-57 | - | Topsy | 1939 | (MC-20, L4M) - twin-engine transport |
| Nakajima Ki-34 | ||||
| Thora | 1936 | |||
| Observation, reconnaissance and liaison | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Kokusai Ki-76 | - | Stella | 1941 | |
| Mitsubishi Ki-15/C5M | - | Babs | 1936 | Army reconnaissance |
| Mitsubishi Ki-46 | - | Dinah | 1939 | Army reconnaissance aircraft |
| Nakajima Ki-4 | - | |||
| 1934 | Army reconnaissance aircraft | |||
| Nakajima C6N | 彩雲 "Saiun" | Myrt | 1943 | Navy reconnaissance plane |
| Tachikawa Ki-36 | ||||
| Ida | 1938 | close air support aircraft. | ||
| Tachikawa Ki-70 | ||||
| Clara | 1943 | reconnaissance | ||
| Yokosuka R2Y | 景雲 "Keiun" | - | 1945 | reconnaissance |
| Trainers | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Aichi M6A1-K | 南山 "Nanzan" | - | 1945 | land-based trainer version of the M6A |
| Kyushu K11W | 白菊 "Shiragiku" | - | 1942 | bombing trainer |
| Mitsubishi K3M | ||||
| Pine | 1930 | naval crew trainer. | ||
| Tachikawa Ki-17 | - | Cedar | 1935 | biplane basic trainer |
| Tachikawa Ki-9 | - | Spruce | 1935 | Army medium trainer |
| Tachikawa Ki-55 | - | - | 1939 | Army advanced trainer |
| Tachikawa Ki-54 | - | Hickory | 1940 | trainer & transport |
| Yokosuka K5Y | - | Willow | 1933 | biplane trainer |
| Yokosuka MXY8 | 秋草 "Akigusa" | - | 1945 | unpowered trainer version of the Mitsubishi J8M |
| Yokosuka MXY9 | 秋火 "Shuka" | |||
| 1945 | jet-powered version of the MXY8 | |||
| Flying boats and seaplanes | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Aichi E11A | - | Laura | 1937 | reconnaissance flying boat |
| Aichi E13A | ||||
| Jake | 1940 | - | ||
| Aichi H9A | ||||
| 1940 | - | |||
| Aichi E16A | 瑞雲 "Zuiun" | Paul | 1942 | reconnaissance seaplane |
| Aichi M6A | 晴嵐 "Seiran" | |||
| 1943 | submarine based seaplane | |||
| Kawanishi E7K | ||||
| Alf | 1933 | reconnaissance seaplane | ||
| Kawanishi H6K | ||||
| Mavis | 1936 | recon. flying boat;formerly - Navy Type 97 Flying Boat | ||
| Kawanishi E15K | 紫雲 "Shiun" | Norm | 1941 | reconnaissance seaplane |
| Kawanishi H8K | - | Emily | 1941 | Flying Boat |
| Kawanishi H8K2-L | 晴空 "Seiku" | Emily | ||
| Flying Boat | ||||
| Kawanishi N1K | 強風 "Kyofu" | Rex | 1942 | floatplane fighter |
| Mitsubishi F1M | - | Pete | 1936 | observation seaplane |
| Nakajima E2N | - | |||
| 1929 | reconnaissance seaplane | |||
| Nakajima E4N | - | - | 1930 | reconnaissance seaplane |
| Nakajima E8N | - | Dave | 1934 | reconnaissance seaplane |
| Nakajima A6M2-N | ||||
| Rufe | 1942 | Mitsubishi Zero floatplane version | ||
| Yokosuka H5Y | ||||
| Cherry | 1936 | flying boat | ||
| Yokosuka E14Y | ||||
| Glenn | 1939 | submarine based floatplane | ||
| Autogryo | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied Codname | Year | Info |
| Kayaba Ka-1 | ||||
| 1941 | An autogyro recon aircraft | |||
| Experimental | ||||
| Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info |
| Kawasaki Ki-78 | - | |||
| 1942 | - | |||
| Tachikawa Ki-77 | - | - | 1942 | - |
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