List Of Military Aircraft Of Japan

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.
(note: a " - " means information unknown, not added, or not applicable)

Modern (post 1945)

align="center" colspan="4"| Military aircraft of Japan post-1945
colspan="4" align="center"|Fixed Wing
Designation Name Year Info/Role
Fuji LM-1 - 1958 Trainer and private plane
Fuji T-1 "Hatsutaka" 1958 Advanced jet trainer
a href="/encyclopedia/Shin-Meiwa-PS-1" title="Shin Meiwa PS-1">Shin Meiwa PS-1 - 1968 Reconnaissance & anti-submarine flying boat
a href="/encyclopedia/Shin-Meiwa-US-1" title="Shin Meiwa US-1">Shin Meiwa US-1 - 1975 Search and rescue flying boat
a href="/encyclopedia/Shin-Meiwa-US-1" title="Shin Meiwa US-1">Shin Meiwa US-1Akai US-1A 改(kai) ~2007 Search and rescue flying boat (kai=improved)
a href="/encyclopedia/Mitsubishi-T-2" title="Mitsubishi T-2">Mitsubishi T-2 - 1971 Advanced jet trainer somewhat based on the SEPECAT Jaguar
a href="/encyclopedia/Kawasaki-T-4" title="Kawasaki T-4">Kawasaki T-4 - 1985 Subsonic jet trainer
a href="/encyclopedia/Mitsubishi-F-1" title="Mitsubishi F-1">Mitsubishi F-1 - 1975 Fighter version of the T-2
Mitsubishi F-2 - 2001 Fighter, based on the F-16 Fighting Falcon
colspan="4" align="center"|Helicopters
Designation Name Year Info
Kayaba Heliplane - 1954 -
Kawasaki KH-4 - 1962 -
Mitsubishi RP-1 - 1994 -
Kawasaki OH-X - 1996 - Reconnaissance

Pre-1945

(Table order: Fighters, Bombers, Transports, Obs/Recon, Trainers, Waterplanes, Experimental)
align="center" colspan="5"| Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945
colspan="5" align="center"|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 "Reisen" 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
colspan="5" align="center"|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
colspan="5" align="center" |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 -
colspan="5" align="center"|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
colspan="5" align="center" |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
colspan="5" align="center" |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
a href="/encyclopedia/Kawanishi-H8K" title="Kawanishi H8K">Kawanishi H8K - Emily 1941 Flying Boat
a href="/encyclopedia/Kawanishi-H8K" title="Kawanishi H8K">Kawanishi H8K2-L 晴空 "Seiku" Emily - Flying Boat
a href="/encyclopedia/Kawanishi-N1K" title="Kawanishi N1K">Kawanishi N1K 強風 "Kyofu" Rex 1942 floatplane fighter
a href="/encyclopedia/Mitsubishi-F1M" title="Mitsubishi F1M">Mitsubishi F1M - Pete 1936 observation seaplane
a href="/encyclopedia/Nakajima-E2N" title="Nakajima E2N">Nakajima E2N - - 1929 reconnaissance seaplane
a href="/encyclopedia/Nakajima-E4N" title="Nakajima E4N">Nakajima E4N - - 1930 reconnaissance seaplane
a href="/encyclopedia/Nakajima-E8N" title="Nakajima E8N">Nakajima E8N - Dave 1934 reconnaissance seaplane
a href="/encyclopedia/Nakajima-A6M2-N" title="Nakajima A6M2-N">Nakajima A6M2-N - Rufe 1942 Mitsubishi Zero floatplane version
a href="/encyclopedia/Yokosuka-H5Y" title="Yokosuka H5Y">Yokosuka H5Y - Cherry 1936 flying boat
a href="/encyclopedia/Yokosuka-E14Y" title="Yokosuka E14Y">Yokosuka E14Y - Glenn 1939 submarine based floatplane
colspan="5" align="center"|Autogryo
Designation Name Allied Codname Year Info
Kayaba Ka-1 - - 1941 A autogyro recon aircraft
colspan="5" align="center"|Experimental
Designation Name Allied codename Year Info
Kawasaki Ki-78 - - 1942 -
Tachikawa Ki-77 - - 1942 -
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