Japanese planes in World War II
During the Second World War , various types of aircraft were used on the Japanese side. The most important of these are listed here:
(The Allied code names are in brackets)
Aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
Fighter planes
Single-engine fighters
- Kawasaki Ki-10 ("Perry")
- Nakajima Ki-27 Setsu ("Nate")
- Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa ("Oscar")
- Nakajima Ki-43-II Hayabusa ("Oscar-II")
- Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki ("Tojo")
- Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien ("Tony")
- Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate ("Frank")
- Kawasaki Ki-100 Goshikisen
Twin-engine fighters
- Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu ("Nick")
- Kawasaki Ki-102 ("Randy")
Bomb planes
Light bombers
- Mitsubishi Ki-30 ("Ann")
- Kawasaki Ki-32 ("Mary")
- Mitsubishi Ki-51 ("Sonia")
Medium bombers
- Kawasaki Ki-48 ("Lily")
- Mitsubishi Ki-21 ("Sally")
- Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu ("Peggy")
- Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu ("Helen")
Reconnaissance aircraft
- Mitsubishi Ki-46 ("Dinah")
Transport planes and gliders
Transport aircraft
- Kawasaki Ki-56 ("Thalia")
- Kokusai Ki-59 ("Theresa")
- Mitsubishi Ki-57 ("Topsy")
- Mitsubishi L3Y ("Tina") - transport version of the G3M bomber
- Nakajima Ki-34 ("Torah")
Glider
- Kokusai Ku-8 ("Gander")
Training and liaison aircraft
- Yokosuka K5Y ("Willow")
Aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force
Fighter planes
- Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden ("George")
- Mitsubishi A5M Kansen ("Claude")
- Mitsubishi A6M Travel ("Zero")
- Mitsubishi A7M Reppu ("Sam")
- Mitsubishi J2M Raiden ("Jack")
- Nakajima J1N Gekko ("Irving")
Reconnaissance aircraft
- Kyushu Q1W1 Tokai ("Lorna")
- Nakajima C6N Saiun ("Myrt")
- Yokosuka R2Y Kaiun
Bomb planes
Medium bombers
- Mitsubishi G3M Chokou ("Nell")
- Mitsubishi G4M Hamaki ("Betty")
- P1Y Ginga ("Frances")
Dive fighter aircraft
- Aichi D1A ("Susie")
- Aichi D3A Kanbaku ("Val")
- Yokosuka D4Y Suisei ("Judy")
Torpedo bombers
- Aichi B7A Ryusei ("Grace")
- Nakajima B5N Kankoh ("Kate")
- Nakajima B6N Tenzan ("Jill")
Other planes
Flying boats
- Kawanishi H6K ("Mavis")
- Kawanishi H8K ("Emily")
Float planes
- Aichi E11A ("Laura")
- Aichi E13A ("Jake")
- Aichi E16A ("Paul")
- Aichi M6A
- Kawanishi E7K ("Alf")
- Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu ("Rex")
- Mitsubishi F1M ("Pete")
- Yokosuka E14Y1
Trial samples and prototypes
Fighter planes
- Aichi S1A
- Kyushu J7W Shinden
- Mitsubishi J8M Shusui
- Nakajima J9Y Kikka
- Nakajima Ki-87
- Nakajima Ki-201
- Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka ("Baka") - manned flying bomb
Bomb planes
- Kawasaki Ki-91
- Nakajima G5N ("Liz")
- Nakajima G8N ("Rita")
Reconnaissance aircraft
- Tachikawa Ki-70 ("Clara")
Glider