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List of aircraft of Japan during World War II

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Aircraft	Allied Code name	First flown	Number built	Service
Kawanishi N1K Kyofu Navy Fighter Seaplane	Rex	1942	1532	IJN
Kawanishi N1K1-J/N1K2-J Shiden Navy Land-Based Interceptor	George	1943	1435	IJN
Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter	Perry	1935	588	IJA
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu Army Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter	Nick	1941	1370	IJA
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien Army Type 3 Fighter	Tony	1943	3159	IJA
Kawasaki Ki-100 Goshikisen Army Type 5 Fighter	n/a	1945	395	IJA
Kawasaki Ki-102 Army Type 4 Assault Aircraft	Randy	1944	238	IJA
Mitsubishi A5M Navy Type 96 Carrier-based Fighter	Claude	1937	1094	IJN
Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen Navy Type Zero Carrier Fighter	Zeke/Hamp	1940	10939	IJN
Mitsubishi A7M Reppū Navy Carrier-based Fighter	Sam	1944	10	IJN
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden Navy Interceptor Fighter	Jack	1942	621	IJN
Mitsubishi Ki-46-III-Kai Army Type 100 Air Defence Fighter	Dinah	1941	1742	IJA, IJN
Nakajima A6M2-N Navy Type 2 Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber	Rufe	1941	327	IJN
Nakajima J1N1-S Gekko	Irving	1941	479	IJN
Nakajima Ki-27 Army Type 97 Fighter	Nate	1937	3368	IJA
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa Army Type 1 Fighter	Oscar	1939	5919	IJA
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki Army Type 2 Single-Seat Fighter	Tojo	1941	1225	IJA
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate Army Type 4 Fighter	Frank	1943	3514	IJA

Aircraft	Allied Code name	First flown	Number built	Service
Aichi D3A Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber	Val	1940	1486	IJN
Aichi B7A Ryusei Navy carrier torpedo bomber	Grace	1942	114	IJN
Aichi M6A1 Seiran Navy Special Strike Submarine Bomber	n/a	1943	28	IJN
Mitsubishi Ki-15 Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance Plane	Babs	1936	500~	IJA
Mitsubishi Ki-51 Army Type 99 Assault Plane	Sonia	1939	2385	IJA
Mitsubishi B5M Navy Type 97 No.2 Carrier Attack Bomber	Mabel	1937	125	IJN
Nakajima B5N Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber	Kate	1937	1150~	IJN
Nakajima B6N Tenzan Navy Carrier Torpedo Bomber	Jill	1941	1268	IJN
Tachikawa Ki-36 Army Type 98 Direct Co-operation Aircraft	Ida	1938	1334	IJA
Yokosuka B4Y Navy Type 96 Carrier Attacker	Jean	1935	205	IJN
Yokosuka D4Y Suisei Navy Carrier Dive bomber	Judy	1942	2038	IJN
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka	Baka ('Fool' in Japanese)^[1]	1944	852	IJN

Aircraft	Allied Code Name	First Flown	Number Built	Service
Kawasaki Ki-48 Army Type 99 Twin-engined Light Bomber	Lily	1940	1997	IJA
Kawasaki Ki-32 Army Type 98 Light Bomber	Mary	1937	854	IJA
Mitsubishi G3M Navy Type 96 Land-based Attack Aircraft	Nell	1935	1048	IJN
Mitsubishi G4M Navy Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft	Betty	1941	2435	IJN
Mitsubishi Ki-21 Army Type 97 Heavy Bomber	Sally	1938	2064	IJA
Mitsubishi Ki-30 Army Type 97 Light bomber	Ann	1938	704	IJA
Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu Navy Type 4 Heavy Bomber	Peggy	1942	767	IJA
Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu Army Type 100 Heavy Bomber	Helen	1941	819	IJA
Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga Navy Land-Based Bomber	Frances	1943	1098	IJN

Aircraft	Allied Code name	First flown	Number built	Service
Aichi E13A Navy Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane	Jake	1941	1418	IJN
Aichi E16A Zuiun Navy Reconnaissance Seaplane	Paul	1942	256	IJN
Kawanishi E7K Navy Type 94 Reconnaissance Seaplane	Alf	1933	533	IJN
Kawanishi E15K Shiun Navy Type 2 High-speed Reconnaissance Seaplane	Norm	1941	15	IJN
Kawanishi H6K Type 97 Large Flying Boat	Mavis	1936	215	IJN
Kawanishi H8K Type 2 Large Flying Boat	Emily	1941	167	IJN
Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter (used for reconnaissance during WWII)	Perry	1935	588	IJA
Mitsubishi F1M Type 0 Observation Seaplane	Pete	1936	1118	IJN
Mitsubishi Ki-46 Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft	Dinah	1941	1742	IJA
Nakajima C6N Saiun Navy Carrier Reconnaissance Plane	Myrt	1943	463	IJN
Nakajima E8N Navy Type 95 Reconnaissance Seaplane Model 1	Dave	1934	755	IJN
Nakajima J1N Gekkou Navy Type 2 Reconnaissance Plane	Irving	1942	479	IJN
Watanabe E9W Navy Type 96 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane	Slim	1935	35	IJN
Yokosuka E14Y Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane	Glen	1939	126	IJN

Aircraft	Allied Code name	First flown	Number built	Service
Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan Navy Special Strike Submarine Bomber trainer	n/a	1943	2	IJN
Kawanishi N1K2-K Shiden Navy Land Interceptor modified as Fighter Trainer	George	1943		IJN
Kyushu K10W1 Navy Type 2 Land-based Intermediate Trainer	Oak	1941	176	IJN
Kyushu K11W1 Shiragiku Navy Operations Trainer	n/a	1942	798	IJN
Kyushu Q1W1-K Tokai-Ren	Lorna	1943	153	IJN
Mansyu Ki-79 Army Type 2 Advanced Trainer	Nate	1936	1329	IJA
Mitsubishi A5M4-K Navy Carrier Fighter Type 96, model 4	Claude	1935	103	IJN
Mitsubishi A6M2-K & A6M5-K Navy Carrier Fighter Type 0	Zeke	1939	243	IJN
Mitsubishi G3M1/2-K	Nell	1935	1048	IJN
Mitsubishi G6M1-K Navy Land Trainer	Betty	1939		IJN
Mitsubishi K3M Navy Type 90 Crew Training Aircraft	Pine	1930	625	IJN
Nakajima A4N1-K	n/a	1934	221	IJN
Tachikawa Ki-9 Army Type 95-1 Medium Grade Trainer	Spruce	1935	2618	IJA
Tachikawa Ki-17 Army Type 95-3 Basic Grade Trainer	Cedar	1935	560	IJA
Tachikawa Ki-55 Army Type 99 Advanced Trainer	Ida	1939	1389	IJA
Yokosuka K5Y1	Willow	1933	5770	IJN
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Model 43 K-1 Kai	n/a	1944	45	IJN
Yokosuka MXY-8 Akigusa	n/a	1945	50-60	IJN

List of aircraft of Japan during World War II

Aircraft	Allied Code name	First flown	Number built	Service
Kawasaki Ki-56 Army Type 1 Freight Transport & Tachikawa Navy Type LO	Thalia/Thelma	1940	121	IJA & IJN
Mitsubishi Ki-57 Army Type 100 Transport	Topsy	1940	406	IJA
Nakajima Ki-34 Army Type 97 Transport & Nakajima L1N Navy Type AT-2 Transport	Thora	1936	351	IJA & IJN
Showa/Nakajima L2D Navy Type 0 Transport	Tabby	1939	487	IJN
Mitsubishi Hinazuru-type Passenger Transport	n/a	1936	11	IJN

Aircraft	Allied Code name	First flown	Number built
Kyushu J7W Shinden	n/a	3 August 1945	2
Mitsubishi Ki-83	n/a	1944	4
Mitsubishi J8M	n/a	1944	7
Nakajima G8N	Rita	1944	4
Nakajima Ki-87	n/a	1945	1
Tachikawa Ki-94-I	n/a	1944	2
Tachikawa Ki-94-II	n/a	n/a	2