This page contains information about almost all Imperial Japanese Navy
aircraft used during the World War II period. The following list is sorted
by the purpose the Imperial Japanese Navy gave to each aircraft, then by
alphabetical order.
| Designation |
Manufacturer |
Official Name |
Description |
| A-Carrier Fighter |
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| A1N1/A1N2 |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 3 Carrier Fighter |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| A2N1/A2N3 |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 90 Carrier Fighter |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| A3N1 |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 90 Training Fighter |
Single-engined two-seat biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| A4N1 |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 95 Carrier Fighter |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| A5M1/A5M4 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 96 Carrier Fighter |
|
| A5M4-K |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 2 Training Fighter |
|
| A6M1/A6M8 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter |
|
| A6M2-K/A6M5-K |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Training Fighter |
|
| A6M2-N |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 2 Fighter Seaplane |
|
| A7M1/A7M3 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Experimental 17-Shi Ko (A) Type Carrier Fighter Reppu |
|
| A7M3-J |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Experimental 17-Shi Otsu (B) Type Interceptor Fighter Reppu Kai |
|
| A7He1 |
Heinkel |
Navy Type He Air Defence Fighter (Heinkel He 112B-0) |
|
| A8V1 |
Seversky |
Navy Type S Two-seat Fighter (Seversky 2PA-B3) |
|
| AXB1 |
Boeing |
Navy Experimental Type B Carrier Fighter (Boeing Model 100) |
One aircraft tested |
| AXG1 |
Canadian Car and Foundry |
Navy Experimental Type G Carrier Fighter (Grumman FF-1) |
One aircraft tested |
| AXH1 |
Hawker |
Navy Experimental Type H Carrier Fighter (Hawker Nimrod) |
One aircraft tested |
| AXHe1 |
Heinkel |
Navy Experimental Type He Interceptor Fighter (Heinkel He 100D-0) |
Three aircraft tested; projected production in Japan by Hitachi not
realized |
| AXV1 |
Vought |
Navy Experimental Type V Interceptor Fighter (Vought V-143) |
One aircraft tested |
| B-Carrier Attack Bomber |
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| B1M1/B1M3 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 13 Carrier Attack Bomber |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| B2M1/B2M2 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 89 Carrier Attack Bomber |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| B3Y1 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 92 Carrier Attack Bomber |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| B4N1 |
Nakajima |
Navy Experimental 9-Shi Carrier Attack Bomber |
Unsuccessful competitor to Yokosuka B4Y1 |
| B4Y1 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 96 Carrier Attack Bomber |
|
| B5M1 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 97-2 Carrier Attack Bomber |
|
| B5N1/B5N2 |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 97-1 and 97-3 Carrier Attack Bomber |
|
| B6N1/B6N3 |
Nakajima |
Navy Carrier Attack Bomber Tenzan |
|
| B7A1/B7A3 |
Aichi |
Navy Carrier Attack Bomber Ryusei |
|
| C-Reconnaissance Plane |
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|
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| C1M1/C1M2 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 10 Carrier Reconnaissance Plane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| C2N1/C2N2 |
Nakajima |
Navy Fokker Reconnaissance Plane |
Japanese-built Fokker Super Universal; obsolete in 1941 |
| C3N1 |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 97 Carrier Reconnaissance Plane |
Single-engined monoplane; not proceeded with |
| C4A1 |
Aichi |
Navy Experimental 13-Shi High-speed Reconnaissance Plane |
Project only |
| C5M1/C5M2 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 98 Reconnaissance Plane |
|
| C6N1/C6N3 |
Nakajima |
Navy Carrier Reconnaissance Plane Saiun |
|
| D-Carrier Bomber |
|
|
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| D1A1 |
Aichi |
Navy Type 94 Carrier Bomber |
|
| D1A2 |
Aichi |
Navy Type 96 Carrier Bomber |
|
| D2N1/D2N3 |
Nakajima |
Navy Experimental 8-Shi Carrier Bomber |
Unsuccessful competitor to Aichi D1A1 |
| D2Y1 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Experimental 8-Shi Carrier Bomber |
Unsuccessful competitor to Aichi D1A1 |
| D3A1/D3A2 |
Aichi |
Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber |
|
| D3M1 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Experimental 11-Shi Carrier Bomber |
Unsuccessful competitor to Aichi D3A1 |
| D3N1 |
Nakajima |
Navy Experimental 11-Shi Carrier Bomber |
Unsuccessful competitor to Aichi D3A1 |
| D3Y1-K/D3Y2-K |
Yokosuka |
Navy Training Bomber Myojo |
|
| D4Y1/D4Y5 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Carrier Bomber Suisei |
|
| D4Y1-C/D4Y2-Ca |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 2 Carrier Reconnaissance Plane |
|
| D5Y1 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Special Attacker Myojo Kai |
|
| DXD1 |
Douglas |
Navy Experimental Type D Attack Plane (Douglas DB-19) |
One aircraft tested |
| DXHe1 |
Heinkel |
Navy Experimental Type He Attack Plane (Heinkel He 118V4) |
One aircraft tested |
| E-Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
|
|
| E1Y1/E1Y2 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 14-1 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| E2N1/E2N2 |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 15 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| E3A1 |
Aichi |
Navy Type 90-1 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| E4N1/E4N3 |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 90-2 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| E4N2-C |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 90-2-3 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| E5K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 90-3 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| E5Y1 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Experimental Type 14-2 Kai-1 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| E6Y1 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 91 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| E7K1/E7K2 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 94 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
| E8A1 |
Aichi |
Navy Experimental 8-Shi Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Unsuccessful competitor to Aichi E8N1 |
| E8K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Experimental 8-Shi Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Unsuccessful competitor to Aichi E8N1 |
| E8N1/E8N2 |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 95 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
| E9W1 |
Watanabe |
Navy Type 96 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| E10A1 |
Aichi |
Navy Type 96 Night Reconnaissance Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane flying-boat; obsolete in 1941 |
| E10K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 94 Transport Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane flying-boat; obsolete in 1941 |
| E11A1 |
Aichi |
Navy Type 98 Night Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
| E11K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 96 Transport Seaplane |
Unsuccessful competitor to Aichi E11A1; three prototypes modified for
transport duties |
| E12A1 |
Aichi |
Navy Experimental 12-Shi Two-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
| E12K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Experimental 12-Shi Two-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
| E12N1 |
Nakajima |
Navy Experimental 12-Shi Two-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
| E13A1 |
Aichi |
Navy Type 0 Reconnaissance Seaplane |
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| E13K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Experimental 12-Shi Three-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
| E14W1 |
Watanabe |
Navy Experimental 12-Shi Small Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
| E14Y1 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane |
|
| E15K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 2 High-speed Reconnaissance Seaplane Shiun |
|
| E16A1/E16A2 |
Aichi |
Navy Reconnaissance Seaplane Zuiun |
|
| G-Attack Bomber |
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| G1M1 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 93 Attack Bomber |
Twin-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| G2H1 |
Hiro |
Navy Type 95 Attack Bomber |
Twin-engined monoplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| G3M1/G3M3 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 96 Attack Bomber |
|
| G4M1/G4M3 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber |
|
| G5N1/G5N2 |
Nakajima |
Navy Experimental 13-Shi Attack Bomber Shinzan |
|
| G6M1 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 1 Wingtip Convoy Fighter |
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| G6M1-K |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 1 Large Land Trainer |
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| G6M1-L2 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 1 Transport |
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| G7M1 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Experimental 16-Shi Attack Bomber Taizan |
Projected twin-engined heavy bomber |
| G8N1/G8N3 |
Nakajima |
Navy Experimental 18-Shi Attack Bomber Renzan |
|
| G9K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Experimental 17-Shi Attack Bomber |
Project only |
| G10N1 |
Nakajima |
Navy Experimental Super Heavy Bomber Fugaku |
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| H-Flying Boat |
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| H1H1/H1H3 |
Hiro |
Navy Type 15 Flying-Boat |
Twin-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| H2H1 |
Hiro |
Navy Type 89 Flying-Boat |
Twin-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| H3H1 |
Hiro |
Navy Type 90-1 Flying-Boat |
Three-engined monoplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| H3K1/H3K2 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 90-2 Flying-Boat |
Three-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| H4H1/H4H2 |
Hiro |
Navy Type 91 Flying-Boat |
Twin-engined monoplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| H5Y1/H5Y2 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 99 Flying-Boat |
|
| H6K1/H6K5 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 97 Flying-Boat |
|
| H6K2-L/H6K4-L |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 97 Transport Flying-Boat |
|
| H7Y1 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Experimental 12-Shi Special Flying-Boat |
Project only |
| H8K1/H8K4 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 2 Flying-Boat |
|
| H8K2-L |
Kawanishi |
Navy Transport Flying-Boat Seiku |
|
| H9A1 |
Aichi |
Navy Type 2 Training Flying-Boat |
|
| H10H1 |
Hiro |
Navy Experimental 14-Shi Medium Flying-Boat |
Project only |
| H11K1-L |
Kawanishi |
Navy Experimental Large-size Transport Flying-Boat Soku |
Projected four-engined transport flying-boat with clamshell loading
doors in the nose |
| HXC1 |
Consolidated |
Navy Experimental Type C Flying-Boat (Consolidated P2Y-1) |
One aircraft tested |
| HXD1 |
Douglas |
Navy Experimental Type D Flying-Boat (Douglas DF) |
Two aircraft tested; |
| J-Land-based Fighter |
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| J1N1 |
Nakajima |
Navy Experimental 13-Shi Three-seat Fighter |
|
| J1N1-C/J1N1-R |
Nakajima |
Navy Type 2 Reconnaissance Plane |
|
| J1N1-S |
Nakajima |
Navy Night Fighter Gekko |
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| J2M1/J2M7 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Interceptor Fighter Raiden |
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| J3K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Experimental 17-Shi Otsu (B) Type Interceptor Fighter |
|
| J4M1 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Experimental 17-Shi Otsu (B) Type Interceptor Fighter Senden |
|
| J5N1 |
Nakajima |
Navy Experimental 18-Shi Otsu (B) Type Interceptor Fighter Tenrai |
|
| J6K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Experimental 18-Shi Otsu (B) Type Interceptor Fighter Jinpu |
|
| J7W1/J7W2 |
Kyushu |
Navy Experimental 18-Shi Otsu (B) Type Interceptor Fighter Shinden |
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| J8M1/J8M2 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Experimental 19-Shi Rocket-Powered Interceptor Fighter Shusui |
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| K-Trainer |
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| K1Y1/K1Y2 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 13 Training Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941 |
| K2Y1/K2Y2 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 3 Primary Trainer |
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| K3M1/K3M3 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Type 90 Operations Trainer |
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| K4Y1 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 90 Training Seaplane |
|
| K5Y1/K5Y5 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 93 Advanced Trainer |
|
| K6K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Experimental 11-Shi Advanced Trainer Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; not proceeded with |
| K6M1 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Experimental 11-Shi Advanced Trainer Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; not proceeded with |
| K6W1 |
Watanabe |
Navy Experimental 11-Shi Advanced Trainer Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; not proceeded with |
| K7M1 |
Mitsubishi |
Navy Experimental 11-Shi Crew Trainer |
Twin-engined monoplane; not proceeded with |
| K8K1 |
Kawanishi |
Navy Type 0 Primary Trainer Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; fifteen built |
| K8P1 |
Nihon |
Navy Experimental 12-Shi Primary Trainer Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; not proceeded with |
| K8W1 |
Watanabe |
Navy Experimental 12-Shi Primary Trainer Seaplane |
Single-engined biplane; not proceeded with |
| K9W1 |
Kyushu |
Navy Type 2 Primary Trainer Momiji |
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| K10W1 |
Kyushu |
Navy Type 2 Intermediate Trainer |
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| K11W1 |
Kyushu |
Navy Operations Trainer Shiragiku |
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| KXA1/KXA2 |
North American |
Navy Experimental Type A Intermediate Trainer (North American NA-16) |
|
| KXBu1 |
Bücker |
Navy Experimental Type Bu Primary Trainer (Bücker Bü 131) |
|
| KXC1 |
Caudron |
Navy Experimental Type C Trainer (Caudron C-600) |
One aircraft tested |
| KXHe1 |
Heinkel |
Navy Experimental Type He Trainer (Heinkel He 72) |
One aircraft tested |
| KXJ1 |
Junkers |
Navy Experimental Type J Trainer (Junkers A-50) |
One aircraft tested |
| MX-Special Purpose Aircraft |
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| MXJ1 |
Nihon Kogata |
Navy Primary Training Glider Wakakusa |
Two-seat glider |
| MXY1/MXY2 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Experimental Test Plane |
Single-engined research aircraft |
| MXY3 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Experimental Target Glider |
Radio-controlled target drone |
| MXY4 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 1 Target Plane |
Radio-controlled target drone |
| MXY5 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Experimental Transport Glider |
Assault glider; twelve built |
| MXY6 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Experimental Ente-type Glider |
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| MXY7 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Suicide Attacker Ohka |
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| MXY8 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Experimental Training Glider Akigusa |
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| MXY9 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Experimental Trainer Shuka |
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| MXY10 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Bomber Ginga Ground Decoy |
Non-flying replica of Yokosuka P1Y1 |
| MXY11 |
Yokosuka |
Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber Ground Decoy |
Non-flying replica of Mitsubishi G4M2 |
