WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Page

    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    F-Observation Seaplane
    F1A1 Aichi Navy Experimental 10-Shi Observation Seaplane Unsuccessful competitor to Mitsubishi F1M1
    F1K1 Kawanishi Navy Experimental 10-Shi Observation Seaplane Unsuccessful competitor to Mitsubishi F1M1
    F1M1/F1M2 Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 Observation Seaplane
    G-Attack Bomber
    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
    G6M1-K Mitsubishi Navy Type 1 Large Land Trainer
    G6M1-L2 Mitsubishi Navy Type 1 Transport
    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
    H-Flying Boat
    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
    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
    J2M1/J2M7 Mitsubishi Navy Interceptor Fighter Raiden
    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
    J8M1/J8M2 Mitsubishi Navy Experimental 19-Shi Rocket-Powered Interceptor Fighter Shusui
    K-Trainer
    K1Y1/K1Y2 Yokosuka Navy Type 13 Training Seaplane Single-engined biplane; obsolete in 1941
    K2Y1/K2Y2 Yokosuka Navy Type 3 Primary Trainer
    K3M1/K3M3 Mitsubishi Navy Type 90 Operations Trainer
    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
    K10W1 Kyushu Navy Type 2 Intermediate Trainer
    K11W1 Kyushu Navy Operations Trainer Shiragiku
    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
    L-Transport
    L1N1 Nakajima Navy Type 97 Transport
    L2D1 Douglas Navy Type D Transport (Douglas DC-3)
    L2D2/L2D5 Douglas Navy Type 0 Transport
    L3Y1/L3Y2 Yokosuka Navy Type 96 Transport
    L4M1 Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 Transport
    L5? Unidentified transport No details available
    L6? Unidentified transport No details available
    L7P1 Nihon Navy Experimental 13-Shi Small Amphibious Transport Single-engined monoplane; not proceeded with
    LXC1 Curtiss Wright Navy Experimental Type C Amphibious Transport (Curtiss Courtney) One aircraft tested
    LXD1 Douglas Navy Experimental Type D Transport (Douglas DC-4E)
    LXF1 Fairchild Navy Experimental Type F Amphibious Transport (Fairchild A942) One aircraft tested;
    LXHe1 Heinkel Navy Experimental Type He Transport (Heinkel He 70) One aircraft tested
    LXK1 Kinner Navy Experimental Type K Transport (Kinner Envoy) One aircraft tested
    M-Special Floatplane
    M6A1 Aichi Navy Special Attack Bomber Seiran
    M6A1-K Aichi Navy Special Attack Training Bomber Nanzan
    MX-Special Purpose Aircraft
    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
    MXY7 Yokosuka Navy Suicide Attacker Ohka
    MXY8 Yokosuka Navy Experimental Training Glider Akigusa
    MXY9 Yokosuka Navy Experimental Trainer Shuka
    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
    N-Fighter Seaplane
    N1K1/N1K2 Kawanishi Navy Fighter Seaplane Kyofu
    N1K1-J Kawanishi Navy Interceptor Fighter Shiden Landplane development of Kyofu;
    N1K2-J/N1K5-J Kawanishi Navy Interceptor Fighter Shiden Kai Landplanes;
    N1K2-K Kawanishi Navy Training Fighter Shiden Kai Rensen Landplane;
    P-Bomber
    P1Y1/P1Y6 Yokosuka Navy Bomber Ginga
    P1Y1-S Yokosuka Navy Night Fighter Byakko
    P1Y2-S Yokosuka Navy Night Fighter Kyokko
    Q-Patrol Plane
    Q1W1/Q1W2 Kyushu Navy Patrol Plane Tokai
    Q2M1 Mitsubishi Navy Experimental 19-Shi Patrol Plane Taiyo Projected twin-engined ASW patrol bomber
    Q3W1 Kyushu Navy Patrol Plane Nankai
    R-Land-based Reconnaissance
    R1Y1 Yokosuka Navy Experimental 17-Shi Reconnaissance Plane Seiun
    R2Y1/R2Y2 Yokosuka Navy Experimental 18-Shi Reconnaissance Plane Keiun
    S-Night Fighter
    S1A1 Aichi Navy Experimental 18-Shi Hei (C) Type Night Fighter Denko