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This list of military aircraft of Japan includes prototype, pre-production and operational types regardless of era. This includes both native Japanese designs, Japanese produced copies of foreign design, and foreign-produced aircraft that served in the military of Japan. 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. The prefix "Ki" in this list is an abbreviation of "Kitai", meaning "airframe", and was used only by the Japanese AAF. "Ki" should be read as one word, pronounced "Kee".
(Note: a " - " means the information is unknown, not yet added, or not applicable) Modern (post 1945)
See also Japan Air Self-Defense Force: the JASDF was formed in 1954 This is a list of aviation-related events from 1945: // Events January January 1 - the Luftwaffe begins targeting Allied airfields in Europe as Operation Bodenplatte February February 13-15 - Allied bombers attack Dresden with incendiary weapons, destroying most of the city and killing some 50,000 people. ...
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force ), or JASDF, is the aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese airspace and other aerospace operations. ...
Fighters | Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | | Fighters | | Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info | | Lockheed F–104J "Eiko" ("Glory") | 210 | 1966–1986 | Fighter; Lockheed/Lockheed kits/Mitsubishi licence production | | Lockheed F–104DJ "Eiko" ("Glory") | 20 | 1966–1986 | Two-seat version (training); all Lockheed kits | | McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ | 140 | 1971–1995 | Fighter (138 Mitsubishi manufactured) | | Mitsubishi F-1 | 77 | 1977– | Single-seat fighter version of the T-2; modeled on SEPECAT Jaguar features, but not technical design. | | McDonnell Douglas F–15J | 165 | 1981– | Fighter; 12 built by McDonnell Douglas, the rest by Mitsubishi | | McDonnell Douglas F–15DJ | 48 | 1981– | 2-seat fighter variant | | McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai | 96 | 1989– | Improved F-4EJ; last 'J' overhauled to Kai standard in 1995; (kai = 'improved') | | Mitsubishi F-2 "Viper Zero" | (98) | 2000– | Fighter, based on the F–16 Fighting Falcon; replacing F–1 | | F-X | (70) | (est. 2010–2015) | Lockheed Martin F-22, F–15K equivalents or better, F/A–18E/F or Eurofighter. Replacing F-4. | The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was the last of the day fighters, a high-performance supersonic interceptor aircraft capable of high speeds and climb rates. ...
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was the last of the day fighters, a high-performance supersonic interceptor aircraft capable of high speeds and climb rates. ...
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[2] is a two-seat supersonic long-range all-weather fighter-bomber originally developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Douglas. ...
F-1 at Iwakuni Base The Mitsubishi F-1 is Japans first domestically developed jet fighter, and was the first fighter to enter production in Japan since the end of World War II. Mitsubishi and Fuji Heavy Industries jointly developed the F-1. ...
The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French ground attack aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force and several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force. ...
The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. ...
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The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta fighter aircraft, very similar to the US-German Rockwell-MBB X-31 prototype and designed and built by a consortium of European nations formed in 1983. ...
Reconnaissance | Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | | Reconnaissance | | Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info | | Beech King Air C90 UC-90 | 1 | 1974– | Photosurvey | | McDonnell Douglas RF-4EJ | 14 | 1974–1995 | Unarmed reconnaissance | | McDonnell Douglas RF-4EJ Kai | 11 | 1989– | Improved RF-4EJ; 17 F-4EJ also converted to this standard | King Air is the name for a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ...
Patrol | Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | | Patrol | | Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info | | Lockheed P-2H | 64 | 1959–1981 | Patrol | | Kawasaki P-2J | 82 | 1966–1998 | Patrol, based on the P2V Neptune | | Shin Meiwa PS–1 | 21 | 1971–1989 | Patrol & anti-submarine flying boat | | Shin Meiwa US–1/US–1A | 19 | 1975– | Search and rescue flying boat | | Lockheed P-3C | 110 | 1981– | Patrol | | ShinMaywa US–1A Kai / US-2 | (14) | (est. 2007) | Search and rescue flying boat | | Kawasaki P-X | (80) | (est. 2011) | Maritime patrol | P2V-2 Neptune over NAS Jacksonville, 1953 P2V-7 Neptune of Patrol Squadron Seven (VP-7) over the Atlantic in 1954 The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (until 1963 the P2V Neptune) was a naval patrol bomber and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy between 1947 and...
The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (until 1963 the P2V Neptune) was a naval patrol bomber and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy between 1947 and 1978, replacing the PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon and being replaced in turn with the P-3 Orion. ...
The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (until 1963 the P2V Neptune) was a naval patrol bomber and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy between 1947 and 1978, replacing the PV-1 Ventura and PV-2 Harpoon and being replaced in turn with the P-3 Orion. ...
The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a maritime patrol aircraft of the United States military used primarily for maritime patrol, reconnaissance, and anti-submarine warfare. ...
Airborne Early Warning | Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | | Airborne Early Warning | | Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info | | Grumman E-2C | 13 | 1983– | Airborne early warning plane | | Boeing E-767 | 4 | 1999– | Early warning radar aircraft | The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is the United States Navys all-weather, aircraft carrier-based tactical Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft. ...
The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeings Commercial Airplane division. ...
Tankers | Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | | Tankers | | Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info | | Boeing KC-767J | 4 | 2007– | Air-refueling tanker | The Boeing KC-767 Global Tanker Transport Aircraft (GTTA) is an early 21st century military aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft developed from the Boeing 767-200. ...
Transports | Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | | Transports | | Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info | | Curtis C-46 Commando | 48 | 1954–1978 | Transport | | NAMC YS–11 | 23 | 1965– | Airliner and cargo transport | | Beech King Air C90 LC-90 | 5 | 1974– | Liaison | | Kawasaki C–1 | 31 | 1975– | Transport | | Mitsubishi MU-2 | 53 | 1967– | Utility transport and search & rescue; includes 20 LR–1 liaison and photo-reconnaissance variants | | Lockheed C–130H | 16 | 1983– | Transport | | Boeing 747-47C | 2 | 1992– | VIP transport | | Raytheon Hawker 800 U–125/U–125A | (27) | 1992– | Liaison and search & rescue | | Gulfstream IV-SP U-4 | 5 | 1997– | Transport | | Beech King Air 350 LR-2 | 6 | 1998– | Communications | | Kawasaki C-X | (44) | (est. 2012) | Transport (Replacing Kawasaki C–1 and Lockheed C–130H) | Lamb Air C-46 The Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando was a transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Also known to the men who flew them as The Whale. The C-46 served a similar role as its brother the Douglas C...
King Air is the name for a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ...
A Mitsubishi MU-2K at Tyndall AFB. Another Mu-2 is behind. ...
Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-400 Tinker Belle taxiing to the take off point at London Heathrow Airport The Boeing 747-400 is at present the only model of the Boeing 747 in production and will remain the largest commercial airliner in service until the introduction of the Airbus A380. ...
The twin-engined British Aerospace BAe 125 is the worlds best selling mid-size corporate jet, now marketed as the Raytheon Hawker 800. ...
Gulfstream G400 The Gulfstream G400 (formerly marketed as the Gulfstream IV) is a private jet aircraft produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Georgia, a General Dynamics company. ...
King Air is the name for a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ...
The Kawasaki C-X is going to be the Japanese Self-Defence Forces (JSDF) next generation transport aircraft. ...
Trainers | Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | | Trainers | | Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info | | Lockheed T-33 | 287 | 1954–2000 | Trainer | | Kawasaki KAL-2 | - | 1954– | Trainer and liaison plane | | North American T-6 Texan | - | 1954– | Trainer | | Fuji LM–1 | 134 | 1955– | Trainer and liaison plane; license-built T-34 Mentor | | Fuji T–1 "Hatsutaka" | 64 | 1960–2006 | Advanced jet trainer | | Fuji LM-2/KM-2 | 66 | 1962–1998 | Trainer and liaison plane (including 2 TL–1 army trainers) | | Queen Air 65 "Umibato" | 28 | 1963–2000 | Communications and navigation trainer | | Beech King Air C90 TC-90 | 34 | 1974– | Multi-engine trainer | | Mitsubishi T-2/T-2A | 96 | 1975–2006 | 2-seat advanced jet trainer, modeled on SEPECAT Jaguar features, but not technical design. | – | Fuji T-3 | 50 | 1978– | Trainer (KM-2B) | | Learjet U-36A | 6 | 1985– | Combat support variant of the Learjet 35A | | Kawasaki T-4 "Dolphin" | 208 | 1988– | Subsonic jet trainer | | Fuji T-5 | 36 | 1988– | Turboprop trainer (KM-2D/KM-2 Kai) | | Beechjet T-400 | 13 | 1994– | Crew trainer | | Fuji T-7 | (48) | 2002– | Turboprop trainer (T-3 Kai) | Categories: Aircraft stubs | U.S. military trainer aircraft 1940-1949 ...
The T-6 was a single-engine advanced trainer aircraft designed by North American Aviation, used to train fighter pilots of the United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy, Royal Air Force and other air forces of the British Commonwealth during World War II. The T-6 is known...
A Beechcraft T-34B Mentor The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza. ...
A Beechcraft T-34B Mentor The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Bonanza. ...
The Beechcraft Queen Air is a twin engined light aircraft produced by Beechcraft (now Raytheon) in several different versions from the sixties to the seventies. ...
King Air is the name for a line of twin-turboprop aircraft produced by the Beech Aircraft Corporation (now the Beechcraft Division of Raytheon Aircraft). ...
The Mitsubishi T-2 is a jet trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self-Defence Force. ...
The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French ground attack aircraft in service with the Royal Air Force and several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force. ...
The Fuji T-3 is a primary military trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self Defense Force, manufactured by Fuji Heavy Industries. ...
C-GBFP - Adlair Aviation - Learjet 25 (LJ25) refueling at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada. ...
T-4 in MCAS Iwakuni on Friendship Day The Kawasaki T-4 is a subsonic intermediate jet trainer aircraft used by the Japan Air Self Defense Force. ...
Helicopters | Military aircraft of Japan post–1945 | | Helicopters | | Designation | Total | In Service | Role/Info | | Sikorsky H–19 | - | 1954 | Light helicopter | | Bell H–13 | - | 1954 | Light helicopter | | Bell-Kawasaki KH-4 | 19 | 1965 | 3-seat version of Bell Model 47G | | Boeing Vertol-Kawasaki KV-107 | - | - | Medium transport helicopter | | Fuji-Bell UH–1B/H "Hiyōdori" | 90/50 | 1962 | Light multi-purpose helicopter | | Fuji-Bell UH–1H ("UH–1J") | 78 | 1993 | Light multi-purpose helicopter | | Hughes OH-6 | - | - | Light observation helicopter | | Fuji-Bell AH-1S | 88 | 1979 | Attack Helicopter | | Boeing CH-47J/CH-47JA | 32 | 1988 | Large transport helo; Kawasaki Licensed production; JA long range version | | Mitsubishi RP-1 | - | 1994 | Transport | | Kawasaki OH-1"Ninja" | 180–200 | - | Reconnaissance-light observation helicopter (Kongata Kansoko); first flight in 1996; replacing OH-6 | | McDonnell Douglas/Boeing/Fuji AH-64D | 12 –(60) | (1999) | Attack Helicopter; JSDF approved order in 1999 | | SH-60 Seahawk | 70 | (2000) | Anti-Submarine Helicopter | | UH-60 Black Hawk | 47 | (2000) | Multi-purpose helicopter | | CH-53E Super Stallion | 11 | | Minesweeping | | H-3 Sea King | 124 | | Anti-submarine warfare and Search-and-Rescue | | AgustaWestland EH101 | 14 | 2006 | Minesweeping | Bell 47G Bell 47J Bell 47G in M*A*S*H paint scheme. ...
Bell 47G Bell 47J Bell 47G in M*A*S*H paint scheme. ...
April 1, 2004: Sailors from USS Saipan (LHA-2) rush out to unchain a CH-46 Sea Knight. ...
A U.S. military helicopter type, OH-6 In U.S. government, Ohios 6th congressional district Category: ...
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. ...
Kawasaki OH-1 The Kawasaki OH-1 is a reconnaissance aircraft used by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. ...
The AH-64 Apache is the United States Armys principal attack helicopter, and is the successor to the AH-1 Cobra. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk. ...
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a twin-turbine engine, single rotor, semi-monocoque fuselage, rotary wing helicopter. ...
The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (Sikorsky S-80E), is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. ...
US Navy Sea King Several UH-3 Sea Kings taking off The Sikorsky UH-3 Sea King (also known as Sikorsky S-61) is a twin-engined multi-purpose helicopter. ...
The AgustaWestland EH101 is a medium-lift helicopter for military applications but also marketed for civil use. ...
Pre-1945 See also Imperial Japanese Navy and Imperial Japanese Army The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (: å¤§æ¥æ¬å¸åæµ·è» Shinjitai: å¤§æ¥æ¬å¸å½æµ·è» or æ¥æ¬æµ·è» Nippon Kaigun), officially Navy of Empire of Greater Japan, also known as the Japanese Navy or Combined Fleet was the Navy of Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japans constitutional renunciation of the use of force...
The Imperial Japanese Army (: å¤§æ¥æ¬å¸åé¸è» Shinjitai: å¤§æ¥æ¬å¸å½é¸è» Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was the official ground based armed force of Japan from 1867 to 1945 when it was Imperial Japan. ...
Fighters | Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | | 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 | | Kyūshū J7W | 震電 "Shinden" | - | 1945 | Navy interceptor | | Mitsubishi A5M | 九六艦戰 - "Type 96 Carrier Fighter" | 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 | The Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden (ç´«é» Violet Lightning) was a land-based version of the companys N1K Kyofu seaplane fighter aircraft. ...
The Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (銀河, Milky Way) was a twin-engine, land-based bomber developed for the Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. It was the successor to the Mitsubishi G4M and given the Allied codename Frances. The P1Y was designed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal...
The Kawasaki Ki-10 was the last biplane fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army, entering service in 1935. ...
The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (屠龍, Dragon Slayer) was a two-seat, twin-engined fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The army gave it the designation Type 2 two-seat fighter; the Allied codename was Nick. ...
The Kawasaki Ki-60 was Japanese World War 2 fighter aircraft using a license built (kawasaki) DB 601 liquid cooled engine. ...
The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (é£ç, flying swallow) was a World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. ...
The Kawasaki Ki-96 was a Japanese heavy fighter of World War II. Manufacture did not proceed past the prototype stage. ...
A Ki-100 at the RAF Museum at Hendon, London The Kawasaki Ki-100 was a fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Japanese Army designation was Type 5 Fighter (äºå¼æ¦éæ©). Born as a result of a desperate choice, the Ki-100 was an example...
Kawasaki Ki-102b assault plane Mobel b The Kawasaki Ki-102 was a Japanese warplane of World War II. It was a twin-engined, two-seat, long-range heavy fighter developed to replace the Ki-45 Toryu. ...
The KyÅ«shÅ« J7W1 Shinden (éé», Magnificent Lightning) fighter was a World War II Japanese propeller driven aircraft that was built in a canard design. ...
The Mitsubishi A5M was the worlds first monoplane shipboard fighter and the direct ancestor of the famous Mitsubishi A6M Zero. The Allied code-name was Claude; the Japanese Navy designation was Type 96 carrier-based fighter (九六式艦上戦闘機). Designed to a 1934 specification...
This article contains information that has not been verified. ...
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Model 52 The Mitsubishi A6M was a light-weight carrier-based fighter aircraft employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. ...
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Jack) The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (é·é», Thunderbolt) was a single-engine, land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The Allied codename was Jack. The J2M was designed by Jiro Horikoshi, creator of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. It was strictly a local...
This aircraft article has not been updated to WikiProject Aircrafts current standards. ...
This article contains information that has not been verified. ...
The Me 163 Komet was the only operational rocket fighter aircraft during WWII. It required a lengthy development process and entered the Second World War in a very limited fashion only in 1944. ...
The Nakajima A2N or Nakajima Type 90 was a Japanese carrier-borne fighter of the 1930s. ...
The Nakajima Type 91 was a Japanese fighter of the 1930s. ...
The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the last biplane design by Nakajima. ...
The Nakajima Ki-27 (Allied codename Nate) was the main fighter aircraft used by the Japanese Imperial Army up until 1940, and the Armys first monoplane. ...
Nakajima Ki-43 Nakajima Ki-43-II Nakajima Ki-43-IIa The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (é¼, Peregrine Falcon) was a single-engined land-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II. The army designation was Type 1 Fighter (ä¸å¼æ¦éæ©); the Allied codename was Oscar. ...
The Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (é¾é¦ãDemon) was a single-engined fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II, first flying in August 1940 and entering service in 1942. ...
This aircraft article has not been updated to WikiProject Aircrafts current standards. ...
The Nakajima J1N Gekko (月光, Moonlight) was a twin-engine night fighter used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. The Allied codename was Irving. The design was a development of the Type 2 Land-based reconnaisance plane, to which was fixed two sets of machine guns...
The Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (ç¾é¢¨, Gale) was a single-seat fighter used by the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. It was the last in Nakajimas line of classic fighters and considered one of the best-performing craft from any country. ...
The Nakajima J5N Tenrai (天雷, Heavenly Thunder) was an experimental twin-engine interceptor developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the closing days of World War II. Specifications (J5N1) General Characteristics Crew: one Length: 11. ...
The Nakajima Ki-87 was a Japanese high-altitude interceptor fighter of World War II. It was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane with a tailwheel undercarriage. ...
The Tachikawa Ki-94 was a single-seat, piston-engined monoplane fighter, developed for the Army. ...
Bombers | Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | | Bombers | | Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info | | Aichi D1A | - | Susie | 1934 | Navy carrier dive bomber | | Aichi D3A | 九九艦爆 - "Type 99 Carrier Bomber" | Val | 1938 | Navy carrier dive bomber | | Aichi B7A | 流星 "Ryusei" | Grace | 1942 | Navy carrier torpedo bomber | | Kawasaki Ki-32 | - | Mary | 1937 | Light bomber | | Kawasaki Ki-48 | - | Lily | 1939 | Light bomber | | Kawasaki Ki-66 | - | - | 1942 | - | | Kyūshū 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 | 一式陸攻 "Ishikirikko" | Betty | 1939 | Navy land-based bomber | | Mitsubishi Ki-51 | 九九襲擊 - "Type 99 Attacker" | Sonia | 1939 | Army attack / reconnaissance plane | | Mitsubishi Ki-67 | 飛龍 "Hiryū" | Peggy | 1942 | Army heavy bomber | | Nakajima B5N | 九七艦攻 "Type 97 Carrier Attacker"- | 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 | Kamikaze bomber | The Aichi D1A was an early dive bomber produced by Aichi for the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy. ...
The Aichi D3A (99式艦上爆撃機, Allied code name Val) was a World War II dive bomber produced by the Aichi company in Japan. ...
The Aichi B7A Ryusei (Japanese: 愛知 B7A 流星, Shooting Star) was a large and powerful dive bomber and torpedo bomber produced by Aichi Kokuki KK for the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
A torpedo bomber is a bomber aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with torpedoes, but they could also carry out conventional bombings. ...
The Kawasaki Ki-32 was a Japanese bomber of World War II. It was a single-engined, two-seat dive-bomber with a fixed undercarriage. ...
The KyÅ«shÅ« Q1W Tokai (æ±æµ· Eastern Sea), was a land-based anti-submarine patrol bomber aircraft developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The Allied code name was Lorna. ...
The Mitsubishi B1M was a Japanese Navy Type 13 Carrier-Borne Attack Aircraft. ...
The Mitsubishi B1M was a Japanese Navy Type 13 Carrier-Borne Attack Aircraft. ...
Imperial Japanese Navy bomber Mitsubishi G3M. The Mitsubishi G3M (ä¹å
å¼é¸ä¸æ»ææ©:Type 96 land-based attack aircraft; Allied reporting name Nell) was a Japanese bomber aircraft used during World War Two, mostly against the Chinese. ...
Yes in the fight I write about there were 100 bombers and 50+ zeros much that were fended off by the men that were truly heroic! The Mitsubishi B5M was an Imperial Japanese Navy land-based attack aircraft with an Allied reporting name of Mabel (also known as âKate 61...
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The Mitsubishi Ki-30 was a Japanese light bomber aircraft of World War II. It was a single-engine, mid-wing, cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage. ...
Mitsubishi G4M The Mitsubishi G4M (ä¸å¼é¸ä¸æ»ææ©:Type 1 land-based attack aircraft; Allied reporting name Betty) was a twin-engined, land-based bomber aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The bomber is nicknamed the Betty by the American military. ...
The Mitsubishi Ki-51 (Allied codename Sonia) was a light bomber/dive bomber aircraft in service with the Imperial Japanese Army during World War Two. ...
The Ki-67. ...
Nakajima B5N1 Kate torpedo bomber with a dummy torpedo (exercise unit) taking off from the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi during a training mission. ...
Nakajima B6N1 Tenzan torpedo bomber (Jill) explodes in the air after a direct hit by 5-inch shell from the USS Yorktown (CV-10) off Kwajalein on December 4, 1943 The Nakajima B6N Tenzan (Japanese: ä¸å³¶ B6N 天山 - Heavenly Mountain, Allied reporting name: Jill) was the Imperial Japanese Navys standard torpedo...
The Nakajima G5N Shinzan (Mountain Recess) was a Japanese heavy bomber of World War II. It was a four-engine, mid-wing monoplane with a tricycle undercarriage and twin tailfins. ...
The Nakajima G8N Renzan (連山, mountain range) was a land-based bomber designed for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
The Nakajima G10N Fugaku (Japanese: 富岳 or 富嶽, Mount Fuji), was a planned Japanese ultra-long range heavy bomber plane designed during World War II. The Fugaku had its origins in Project Z, a 1942 specification for an intercontinental bomber which could take off from Japan, bomb the...
The Nakajima Kikka (Japanese: 中島 橘花, Kikka meaning Orange Blossom) was Japans first jet-powered aircraft. ...
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (German: Swallow) was the worlds first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. ...
The Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi (å£ Sword) was a one-man kamikaze aircraft developed by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in the closing stages of World War 2 in late 1945. ...
The Tachikawa Ki-74 was a Japanese experimental long-range reconnaisance bomber of World War II. A twin-engine, mid-wing monoplane, it was developed for the Imperial Japanese Army. ...
The Yokosuka B4Y1 (B for fighter, 4th model, Y for Yokosuka, 1 for type 1) was a three-seat single engine bi-plane carrier attack airplane employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service] from 1936 to 1943. ...
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The Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (銀河, Milky Way) was a twin-engine, land-based bomber developed for the Japanese Imperial Navy in World War II. It was the successor to the Mitsubishi G4M and given the Allied codename Frances. The P1Y was designed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal...
The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (桜花 cherry blossom) was a purpose-built kamikaze aircraft employed by Japan towards the end of World War II. The US gave the aircraft the Japanese name Baka (fool). It was a small flying bomb that was carried underneath a Mitsubishi G4M Betty bomber...
Transports | Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | | Transports | | Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info | | Kawasaki Ki-56 | - | Thalia | 1940 | - | | Kokusai Ki-59 | - | Theresa | 1939 | Twin-engine transport | | Mitsubishi Ki-57 | - | Topsy | 1939 | (MC-20, L4M) - Twin-engine transport | | Nakajima Ki-34 | - | Thora | 1936 | - | The Kawasaki Ki-56, known to the Allies as Thalia, was a Japanese two-engine light transport aircraft used during World War II. 121 were built between 1940 and 1943 when production ceased. ...
When in 1938 the Mitsubishi Ki-21 heavy bomber began to enter service with the Imperial Japanese Army, its capability attracted the attention of Japan Air Lines. ...
The Nakajima Ki-34 was a Japanese light transport of World War II. It was a twin-engine, low-wing monoplane; the undercarriage was of tailwheel type with retractable main units. ...
Reconnaissance | Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | | 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 | The Mitsubishi Ki-15 was a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft of the Sino-Japanese and Pacific Wars. ...
The Mitsubishi Ki-15 was a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft of the Sino-Japanese and Pacific Wars. ...
The Mitsubishi Ki-46 was a twin-engined reconnaissance plane used by the Japanese Imperial Army in World War II. Its Army designation was Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Aircraft (ç¾å¼å¸ä»¤é¨åµå¯æ©); the Allied code name was Dinah. This aircraft was first used by the Japanese Army in Manchuria and China, where seven...
The Nakajima C6N Saiun (彩雲, Glowing Cloud) was a carrier-based reconnaisance aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. Advanced for its time, it was the fastest aircraft put into service by Japan during the war. ...
The Tachikawa Ki-36 was an Japanese army-cooperation aircraft of the Sencond World War. ...
// The Tachikawa Ki-70 CLARA was a high speed photo reconnaissance aircraft that was tested for the Japanese Air Force in prototype form but never fully entered production. ...
The Yokosuka R2Y Keiun (景雲 - Beautiful Cloud) was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft built in Japan late in World War II. Commissioned for the Imperial Japanese Navy after the Yokosuka R1Y design was cancelled due to its disappointing performance estimates, the R2Y borrowed from the German pre-war Heinkel He...
Trainers | Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | | Trainers | | Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info | | Aichi M6A1-K | 南山 "Nanzan" | - | 1945 | Land-based trainer version of the M6A | | Kyūshū 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 | The Aichi M6A Seiran (晴嵐 - Mountain Haze) was a submarine-launched attack floatplane designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
The KyÅ«shÅ« K11W Shiragiku (ç½è, White Chrysanthemum) made by the KyÅ«shÅ« Aircraft Company, was a land-based bombing trainer aircraft which served in the Imperial Japanese Navy in the latter years of World War II. As indicated by its Japanese designation, training aircraft for on-board work (æ©ä¸ä½æ¥ç·´ç¿æ©), it was...
The Ki-9 was originally intended to be manufactured in two versions for service as either a primary or intermediate trainer. ...
Known to the Allies by the codename Spruce, the Tachikawa Ki-9 was a biplane trainer aircraft of unequal span. ...
The Tachikawa Ki-55 was a Japanese advanced trainer. ...
The Tachikawa Ki-54 was a Japanese twin-engine advanced trainer of World War II. // The Ki-54 was developed in response to an [[Imperial Japanese Army requirement for a twin-engine advanced trainer, principally for crew training. ...
The Yokosuka K5Y biplane trainer aircraft (Allied codename: Willow) served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Due to its bright orange paint scheme (applied to all Japanese military trainers for visibility), it earned the nickname aka-tombo, or red dragonfly, after a type of insect common throughout...
The Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa (秋草, Autumn grass) was a training glider built in parallel with the Mitsubishi J8M rocket-powered interceptor aircraft. ...
The Yokosuka MXY9 Shuka (秋火, Autumn fire) was a projected development of the MXY8 training glider, adding a small thermojet-style jet engine, the Tsu-11. ...
Flying boats and seaplanes | Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | | 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 | Reconnaissance flying boat; formerly - Navy Type 97 Flying Boat | | Kawanishi E15K | 紫雲 "Shiun" | Norm | 1941 | Reconnaissance seaplane | | Kawanishi H8K | - | Emily | 1941 | Flying Boat | | Kawanishi H8K2-L | 晴空 "Seiku" | Emily | - | Flying Boat | | Kawanishi N1K | 強風 "Kyofu" | Rex | 1942 | Floatplane fighter | | Mitsubishi F1M | - | Pete | 1936 | Observation seaplane | | Nakajima E2N | - | - | 1929 | Reconnaissance seaplane | | Nakajima E4N | - | - | 1930 | Reconnaissance seaplane | | Nakajima E8N | - | Dave | 1934 | Reconnaissance seaplane | | Nakajima A6M2-N | - | Rufe | 1942 | Mitsubishi Zero floatplane version | | Yokosuka H5Y | - | Cherry | 1936 | Flying boat | | Yokosuka E14Y | - | Glenn | 1939 | Submarine-based floatplane | The Aichi E11A (âKyuuhachi Yatei) was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat used during the first year of World War II for maritime patrol duties. ...
Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ...
The Aichi E13A (Allied reporting name: Jake) was a longe-range reconaissance seaplane used by the Japanese Imperial Navy from 1941 to 1945. ...
H9A Type 2 Flying Boat The Aichi H9A (äºå¼ç·´ç¿é£è¡è, Type 2 Training Flying Boat) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Flying boat used during the first year of World War II for training. ...
The Aichi E16A (Nicknamed çé² - Zuiun Auspicious Cloud, Allied reporting name Paul) was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was a conventional, mid-wing monoplane equipped with two floats and had the unusual (for a seaplane) feature of being equipped with...
The Aichi M6A Seiran (晴嵐 - Mountain Haze) was a submarine-launched attack floatplane designed for the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat used during World War II for maritime patrol duties. ...
The Kawanishi H8K (二式大型飛行艇, Type 2 Large Flying Boat. ...
The Kawanishi H8K (二式大型飛行艇, Type 2 Large Flying Boat. ...
The Mitsubishi F1M (Allied reporting name Pete) was a Japanese reconnaissance floatplane of World War II. Between 1936 and 1944, 1,118 were built. ...
The Nakajima E2N was a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft of the inter-war years. ...
The Nakajima E4n was a shipboard reconnaissance aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the 1930s. ...
The Nakajima E8N was a Japanese ship-borne, catapult, reconnaissance seaplane of the Sino-Japanese War. ...
The Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe Interceptor/Fighter-Bomber is a single-crew seaplane based on the Mitsubishi A6M Zero Model 11. ...
Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Model 52 The Mitsubishi A6M was a light-weight carrier-based fighter aircraft employed by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 to 1945. ...
Yokosuka H5Y Type 99 Flying Boat Cherry The Yokosuka H5Y (allied code name Cherry) was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat with a Japanese Navy designation of Type 99 Reconnaissance Seaplane. Only 20 were built between 1936 and 1941. ...
The Yokosuka E14Y Glen The Yokosuka E14Y, codenamed Glen by United States forces, was an Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane transported aboard and launched from Japanese submarine aircraft carriers such as the I-25 during World War II. The Japanese Navy designation was Type 0 Small Reconnaisance Seaplane (é¶å¼å°åæ°´ä¸åµå¯æ©). The aircraft was...
Autogyros | Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | | Autogyros | | Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info | | Kayaba Ka-1 | - | - | 1941 | An autogyro recon aircraft | Experimental | Military aircraft of Japan pre-1945 | | Experimental | | Designation | Name | Allied codename | Year | Info | | Kawasaki Ki-78 | - | - | 1942 | - | | Tachikawa Ki-77 | - | - | 1942 | - | The Tachikawa Ki-77 was a Japanese long-range experimental aircraft of World War II. It was a low-wing monoplane with twin piston engines and a tailwheel undercarriage. ...
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This is a timeline of aviation history. ...
This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer (or, in certain cases, designer). ...
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List of aircraft engines: // Allison V-1710 Alvis Alcides Alvis Leonides Alvis Leonides Major Alvis Maenoides Alvis Pelides Armstrong Siddeley Leopard Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar Armstrong Siddeley Panther Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose Armstrong Siddeley Puma Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah Armstrong Siddeley Nimbus Beardmore Bentley BR1 Rotary BMW 132 BMW 139 BMW 801 Bramo...
This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. ...
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Below is a list of (links to pages on) missiles, sorted alphabetically by name. ...
A Boeing 720 being flown under remote control as part of NASAs Controlled Impact Demonstration The following is a list of Unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated by various countries around the world. ...
This is a list of experimental aircraft. ...
// This is a list of notable incidents and accidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year that the incident or accident occurred. ...
// Accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft grouped by the year that the incident or accident occurred. ...
This is a list of some well-known people who have died in aviation-related events. ...
The worlds fastest aircraft, the SR-71 Blackbird. ...
Flight distance records without refueling. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of altitude records reached by different aircraft types. ...
The flight endurance record is the amount of time spent in the air. ...
Aircraft with a production run greater than 5,000 aircraft. ...
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