List of Japanese military aircraft by numbers and manufacturers
During the Second World War , various types of aircraft were used on the Japanese side. These are listed here.
Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
| Number ki- | Manufacturer | Surname | US code | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi | 2mot heavy bomber | ||
| 2 | Mitsubishi | Louise / Loise | 2mot light bomber | |
| 3 | Kawasaki | Light bomber | ||
| 4th | Nakajima | spotter | ||
| 5 | Kawasaki | Hunter | ||
| 6th | Nakajima | Trainer | ||
| 7th | Mitsubishi | Trainer | ||
| 8th | Nakajima | Hunter | ||
| 8th | Nippon Kokusai Kōkū Kōgyō | Gander or Goose | Glider | |
| 9 | Tachikawa | Spruce | Trainer | |
| 10 | Kawasaki | Perry | Hunter | |
| 11 | Nakajima | Hunter | ||
| 12 | Nakajima | Hunter | ||
| 13 | Nakajima | Liaison aircraft | ||
| 14th | Mitsubishi | Liaison aircraft | ||
| 15th | Mitsubishi | Carigans | Babs | spotter |
| 16 | Nakajima | Transporter | ||
| 17th | Tachikawa | Cedar | Trainer | |
| 18th | Mitsubishi | Hunter | ||
| 19th | Nakajima | Heavy bomber | ||
| 20th | Mitsubishi | heavy bomber. Junkers G 38 under license | ||
| 21st | Mitsubishi | Sally / Gwen / Jane | heavy bomber | |
| 22nd | Kawasaki | heavy bomber | ||
| 23 | Fukuda | Sailing trainer | ||
| 24 | Tachikawa | Glider | ||
| 25th | Tachikawa | Glider | ||
| 26th | Tachikawa | Glider | ||
| 27 | Nakajima | Setsu, Otsu | Nate / Abdul | Hunter |
| 28 | Kawasaki | bob | Hunter | |
| 29 | Tachikawa | light bomber | ||
| 30th | Mitsubishi | Ann | light bomber | |
| 31 | Nakajima | light bomber | ||
| 32 | Kawasaki | Mary | light bomber | |
| 33 | Mitsubishi | Tina | Hunter | |
| 34 | Nakajima | Torah | transport | |
| 35 | Mitsubishi | Liaison aircraft | ||
| 36 | Tachikawa | Ida | Liaison aircraft | |
| 37 | Nakajima | 2mot hunter | ||
| 38 | Kawasaki | 2mot hunter | ||
| 39 | Mitsubishi | 2mot hunter | ||
| 40 | Mitsubishi | spotter | ||
| 41 | Nakajima | Transporter | ||
| 42 | Mitsubishi | bomber | ||
| 43 | Nakajima | Hayabusa | Oscar / Jim | Hunter |
| 44 | Nakajima | Shoki | Tojo | Hunter |
| 45 | Kawasaki | Toryu | Nick | Hunter |
| 46 | Mitsubishi | Dinah | Multipurpose | |
| 47 | Mitsubishi | light bomber | ||
| 48 | Kawasaki | Lily | light bomber | |
| 49 | Nakajima | Donryu | Helen | heavy bomber |
| 50 | Mitsubishi | heavy bomber | ||
| 51 | Mitsubishi | Sonia | Attack aircraft | |
| 52 | Nakajima | Dive bombers | ||
| 53 | Nakajima | 2mot hunter | ||
| 54 | Tachikawa | hickory | Trainer / transporter | |
| 55 | Tachikawa | Ida | Trainer | |
| 56 | Kawasaki | Thalia | Transporter | |
| 57 | Mitsubishi | Topsy | Transporter | |
| 58 | Nakajima | Escort | ||
| 59 | Kokusai | Theresa | Transporter (Kokusai merges with Nippon Koku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha) | |
| 60 | Kawasaki | Hunter | ||
| 61 | Kawasaki | Hien | Tony | Hunter |
| 62 | Nakajima | Hunter | ||
| 63 | Nakajima | Hunter | ||
| 64 | Kawasaki | Rob | Hunter | |
| 66 | Kawasaki | Dive bombers | ||
| 67 | Mitsubishi | Hiryu | Peggy | heavy bomber |
| 68 | Nakajima | Long-range bomber | ||
| 69 | Nakajima | Long range hunter | ||
| 70 | Tachikawa | Clara | spotter | |
| 71 | Manshu | Edna | Reconnaissance aircraft / attack aircraft (Manshūkoku Hikōki was the daughter of Nakajima in Manchuria) | |
| 72 | Tachikawa | Liaison aircraft | ||
| 73 | Mitsubishi | Steve | Hunter | |
| 74 | Tachikawa | Patsy / Pat | Long-range bomber | |
| 75 | Nakajima | Night fighter | ||
| 76 | Kokusai | Stella | Liaison aircraft | |
| 77 | Tachikawa | Research aircraft | ||
| 78 | Kawasaki | Research aircraft | ||
| 79 | Manshu | Trainer, variant of the Ki-27 | ||
| 80 | Nakajima | heavy hunter | ||
| 81 | Kawasaki | heavy hunter | ||
| 82 | Mitsubishi | Long range hunter | ||
| 83 | Mitsubishi | Long range hunter | ||
| 84 | Nakajima | Hayate | Frank | Hunter |
| 85 | Kawasaki | Long-range bomber | ||
| 86 | Nokusai | Cypress | Trainer, export variant of the Bü 131 | |
| 87 | Nakajima | Hunter | ||
| 88 | Kawasaki | Hunter | ||
| 89 | Kawasaki | Research aircraft | ||
| 90 | Mitsubishi | bomber | ||
| 91 | Kawasaki | bomber | ||
| 92 | Tachikawa | Transporter | ||
| 93 | Rikugun Kokugijutsu Kenkyujo | heavy fighter and attack aircraft | ||
| 94 | Tachikawa | Hunter | ||
| 95 | Mitsubishi | Liaison aircraft | ||
| 96 | Kawasaki | 2mot hunter | ||
| 97 | Mitsubishi | Transporter | ||
| 98 | Manshu | heavy fighter and attack aircraft | ||
| 99 | Mitsubishi | Hunter | ||
| 100 | Kawasaki | Goshiki | Hunter | |
| 101 | Nakajima | Night fighter | ||
| 102 | Kawasaki | Randy | Multipurpose | |
| 103 | Mitsubishi | Hunter | ||
| 104 | Mitsubishi | Hunter | ||
| 105 | Kokusai | Ohtori | Buzzard | transport |
| 106 | Tachikawa | Fighter, Ki-84 made of wood | ||
| 107 | Tokyo Koku | Trainer | ||
| 108 | Kawasaki | Hunter | ||
| 109 | Mitsubishi | Peggy | Interceptor | |
| 110 | Tachikawa | transport | ||
| 111 | Tachikawa | transport | ||
| 112 | Mitsubishi | heavy hunter | ||
| 113 | Nakajima | Hunter, variant of the Ki-84 | ||
| 114 | Tachikawa | Transporter | ||
| 115 | Nakajima | Tsurgi | Attack aircraft | |
| 116 | Manshu | Hunter, variant of the Ki-84 | ||
| 117 | Nakajima | Hunter | ||
| 118 | Nakajima | Hunter | ||
| 119 | Kawasaki | light bomber | ||
| 120 | ? | Transporter | ||
| 128 | ? | |||
| 147 | ? | |||
| 148 | Kawasaki | Guided missile | ||
| 167 | Mitsubishi | |||
| 174 | Kawasaki | Attack aircraft | ||
| 200 | Mitsubishi | Shusui | Missile fighter (like Me 163 ) | |
| 201 | Nakajima | Karyu | Hunter (similar to Me 262 , but larger) | |
| 202 | Rikugun Kokugijutsu Kenkyujo | Missile fighter | ||
| 230 | Nakajima | Attack aircraft |
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force
| number | Manufacturer | Surname | US code | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1N | Nakajima | Carrier hunter | ||
| A2N | Nakajima | Carrier hunter | ||
| A3N | Nakajima | Hunting trainer | ||
| A4N | Nakajima | Carrier hunter | ||
| A5M | Mitsubishi | Kansen | Claude | Carrier hunter |
| A6M | Mitsubishi | to travel | Zero, Zeke, shouts | Carrier hunter |
| A7M | Mitsubishi | Reppu | Sam | Carrier hunter |
| A7He1 | Heinkel | Jerry | Hunter | |
| A8V1 | Seversky | Thick | Hunter (Seversky 2PA-B3) | |
| AXB1 | Boeing | Carrier Fighter (Boeing 100) | ||
| AXG1 | Canadian Car & Foundry | Carrier Hunter (License of the Canadian License of the Grumman FF-1) | ||
| AXH1 | Hawker | Carrier hunter (Hawker Nimrod) | ||
| AXHe1 | Heinkel | Hunter (Heinkel He 100D-0) | ||
| AXV1 | Vought | Hunter (Vought V-143) | ||
| B1M | Mitsubishi | Carrier bomber | ||
| B2M | Mitsubishi | Carrier bomber | ||
| B3Y | Yokosuka | Carrier bomber | ||
| B4N | Nakajima | Carrier bomber | ||
| B4Y | Yokosuka | Jean | Carrier bomber | |
| B5M | Mitsubishi | Mabel | Carrier bomber | |
| B5N | Nakajima | Kankoh | Kate | Carrier bomber |
| B6N | Nakajima | Tenzan | Jill | Carrier bomber |
| B7A | Aichi | Ryusei | Grace | Carrier bomber |
| C1M | Mitsubishi | Carrier scout | ||
| C2N | Nakajima | Fokker scouts | ||
| C3N | Nakajima | Carrier scout | ||
| C4A | Aichi | spotter | ||
| C5M | Mitsubishi | Babs | spotter | |
| C6N | Nakajima | Saiun | Myrt | spotter |
| D1A | Aichi | Carrier bomber | ||
| D2A | Aichi | Susie | Carrier bomber | |
| D2N | Nakajima | Carrier bomber | ||
| D2Y | Yokosuka | Carrier bomber | ||
| D3A | Aichi | Kanbaku | Val | Carrier bomber |
| D3M | Mitsubishi | Carrier bomber | ||
| D3N | Nakajima | Carrier bomber | ||
| D3Y | Yokosuka | Myojo | Training bomber | |
| D4Y | Yokosuka | Suisei | Judy | Multipurpose aircraft, dev. Based on He 118 . |
| D5Y | Yokosuka | Myojo Kai | bomber | |
| DXD1 | Douglas | Bomber (Douglas DB-19) | ||
| DXHe1 | Heinkel | Bomber (Heinkel He 118V4) | ||
| E1Y | Yokosuka | spotter | ||
| E2N | Nakajima | bob | spotter | |
| E3A | Aichi | spotter | ||
| E4N | Nakajima | spotter | ||
| E5K | Kawanishi | spotter | ||
| E5Y | Yokosuka | spotter | ||
| E6Y | Yokosuka | spotter | ||
| E7K | Kawanishi | Alf | spotter | |
| E8A | Aichi | spotter | ||
| E8K | Kawanishi | spotter | ||
| E8N | Nakajima | Dave | spotter | |
| E9W | Watanabe | Slim | spotter | |
| E10A | Aichi | Hank | spotter | |
| E10K | Kawanishi | Transporter / seaplane | ||
| E11A | Aichi | Laura | spotter | |
| E11K | Kawanishi | Transporter / seaplane | ||
| E12A | Aichi | spotter | ||
| E12K | Kawanishi | spotter | ||
| E12N | Nakajima | spotter | ||
| E13A | Aichi | Jake | spotter | |
| E13K | Kawanishi | spotter | ||
| E14W | Watanabe | spotter | ||
| E14Y | Yokosuka | Glen | spotter | |
| E15K | Kawanishi | Shiun | standard | spotter |
| E16A | Aichi | Zuiun | Paul | spotter |
| F1A | Aichi | spotter | ||
| F1K | Kawanishi | spotter | ||
| F1M | Mitsubishi | Pete | spotter | |
| G1M | Mitsubishi | bomber | ||
| G2H | Hiro | bomber | ||
| G3M | Mitsubishi | Chokou | Nell | bomber |
| G4M | Mitsubishi | Hamaki | Betty | bomber |
| G5N | Nakajima | Shinzan | Liz | bomber |
| G6M | Mitsubishi | Betty | bomber | |
| G7M | Mitsubishi | Taizan | bomber | |
| G8N | Nakajima | Renzan | Rita | bomber |
| G9K | Kawanishi | bomber | ||
| G10N | Nakajima | Fugaku | Heavy bomber | |
| H1H | Hiro | Flying boat | ||
| H2H | Hiro | Flying boat | ||
| H3H | Hiro | Flying boat | ||
| H3K | Kawanishi | Belle | Flying boat | |
| H4H | Hiro | Flying boat | ||
| H5Y | Yokosuka | Cherry | Flying boat | |
| H6K | Kawanishi | Mavis | Flying boat | |
| H7Y | Yokosuka | Tillie | Flying boat | |
| H8K | Kawanishi | Emily | Flying boat | |
| H9A | Aichi | Flying boat | ||
| H10H | Hiro | Flying boat | ||
| H11K-L | Kawanishi | Soku | Flying boat | |
| HXC | Consolidated | Flying boat (Consolidated P2Y-1) | ||
| HXD | Douglas | Flying boat (Douglas DF) | ||
| J1N | Nakajima | Gekko | Irving | Interceptor |
| J2M | Mitsubishi | Raiden | Jack | Interceptor |
| J3K | Kawanishi | Interceptor | ||
| J4M | Mitsubishi | Send | hatch | Interceptor |
| J5N | Nakajima | Tenrai | Interceptor | |
| J6K | Kawanishi | Jinpu | Interceptor | |
| J7W | Kyushu | Shinden | Interceptor | |
| J8M | Mitsubishi | Shusui | Missile interceptor similar to Me 163 | |
| J9Y? | Nakajima | Kikka | Jäger, similar to Me 262 | |
| K1Y | Yokosuka | Trainer | ||
| K2Y | Yokosuka | Trainer | ||
| K3M | Mitsubishi | Pine | Trainer | |
| K4Y | Yokosuka | Trainer | ||
| K5Y | Yokosuka | Willow | Trainer | |
| K6K | Kawanishi | Trainer | ||
| K6M | Mitsubishi | Trainer | ||
| K6W | Watanabe | Trainer | ||
| K7M | Mitsubishi | Trainer | ||
| K8K | Kawanishi | Trainer | ||
| K8P | Nihon | Trainer | ||
| K8W | Watanabe | Trainer | ||
| K9W | Kyushu | Momiji | Cypress | Trainer |
| K10W | Kyushu | Oak | Trainer | |
| K11W | Kyushu | Shigariku | Trainer | |
| KXA | North American Aviation | Trainer (North American NA-16) | ||
| KXBu1 | Bucker | Trainer (Bu 131) | ||
| KXC1 | Caudron | Trainer (Caudron C-600) | ||
| KXHe1 | Heinkel | Trainer (Heinkel He 72) | ||
| KXJ1 | Junkers | Trainer (Junkers A 50) | ||
| L1N | Nakajima | Torah | Transporter | |
| L2D | Douglas | Tabby | Transporter (Douglas DC-3) | |
| L3Y | Yokosuka | Tina | Transporter | |
| L4M | Mitsubishi | Topsy | Transporter | |
| L4M | Mitsubishi | Topsy | Transporter | |
| L5 | ? | Transporter | ||
| L6 | ? | Transporter | ||
| L7P | Nihon | Amphibious transporter | ||
| LXC | Curtiss-Wright | Amphibious Transporter (Curtiss Courtney) | ||
| LXD | Douglas | Transporter (DC-4E) | ||
| LXF | Fairchild | Amphibious Transporter (Fairchild A942) | ||
| LXHe1 | Heinkel | Transporter (Heinkel He 70) | ||
| LXK1 | Kinner | Transporter | ||
| M6A | Aichi | Seiran | bomber | |
| MXJ | Nihon | Wakakusa | Glider | |
| MXY1 | Yokosuka | Test aircraft | ||
| MXY2 | Yokosuka | Test aircraft | ||
| MXY3 | Yokosuka | Glider | ||
| MXY4 | Yokosuka | Glider | ||
| MXY5 | Yokosuka | Glider | ||
| MXY6 | Yokosuka | Glider | ||
| MXY7 | Yokosuka | Ohka | Baka | kamikaze |
| MXY8 | Yokosuka | Akigusa | Glider / trainer. Army designation Ku-13 | |
| MXY9 | Yokosuka | Shuka | Trainer | |
| MXY10 | Yokosuka | Decoy | ||
| MXY11 | Yokosuka | Decoy | ||
| N1K1 (-J) | Kawanishi | Kyofu, Shiden | Rex, George | Hunter |
| P1Y | Yokosuka | Ginga | Frances | bomber |
| Q1W | Kyushu | Tokai | Lorna | spotter |
| Q2M | Mitsubishi | Taiyo | spotter | |
| Q3W | Kyushu | Nankai | spotter | |
| R1Y | Yokosuka | Be it | spotter | |
| R2Y | Yokosuka | Keiun | spotter | |
| S1A | Aichi | Denko | Night fighter |
See also
- Japanese planes in World War II
- Air War in World War II
- Type designations of the Imperial Japanese naval aviators
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aero magazine issue 128, page 3560, Marshall Cavendish International Ltd, London
Web links
- http://www.j-aircraft.com/gallery/navygallery.htm
- http://www.j-aircraft.com/gallery/army_gallery.htm
- http://www.combinedfleet.com/ijna/ijnaf.htm
- http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_japanese_navy_aircraft_designations.html
- http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_japanese_army_aircraft_designations.html
- http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0142.shtml
- http://www.aviation-history.com/kayaba/ku2-a.htm
literature
- Bill Gunston: "Technology and use of combat aircraft from World War I to the present day", Salamander Books Ltd. 1976