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WW2 Japanese Fighter Aircraft


Military History | Second World War

Early in the war, Japan held an advantage in the air - though this supremacy was soon questioned with the arrival of improved Allied designs and tactics.

There are a total of [ 46 ] WW2 Japanese Fighter Aircraft entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. Fighter concepts and prototypes are also included in this listing as are single- and twin-engined heavy fighters. Protoypes and proposals are also included in this listing as are those models evaluated for possible service during the time period.




1
Picture of the Aichi S1A Denko (Bolt of Lightning)
National Flag Graphic
1946
Aichi S1A Denko (Bolt of Lightning)
Twin-Engine Night-Fighter Aircraft Proposal
2
Picture of the Dewoitine D.500 (series)
National Flag Graphic
1935
Dewoitine D.500 (series)
Single-Seat Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
3
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Wurger)
National Flag Graphic
1941
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Wurger)
Single-Seat Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
4
Picture of the Hawker Hurricane
National Flag Graphic
1937
Hawker Hurricane
Single-Seat Fighter / Ground Attack Aircraft
5
Picture of the Kawanishi J6K Jinpu (Squall)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Kawanishi J6K Jinpu (Squall)
Single-Seat Land-Based Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
6
Picture of the Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (George)
National Flag Graphic
1943
Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (George)
Fighter Aircraft
7
Picture of the Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu (Rex)
National Flag Graphic
1943
Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu (Rex)
Floatplane Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
8
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-100
National Flag Graphic
1945
Kawasaki Ki-100
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
9
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-102 (Randy)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Kawasaki Ki-102 (Randy)
Ground Attack / Heavy Fighter / Night Fighter Aircraft
10
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-108
National Flag Graphic
1945
Kawasaki Ki-108
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
11
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIc Toryu (Nick)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIc Toryu (Nick)
Dedicated Night-Fighter Aircraft
12
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Nick)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Nick)
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Aircraft
13
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-60
National Flag Graphic
1941
Kawasaki Ki-60
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor / Fighter Aircraft
14
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Tony)
National Flag Graphic
1943
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Tony)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
15
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-64 (Rob)
National Flag Graphic
1943
Kawasaki Ki-64 (Rob)
Prototype Fighter Aircraft
16
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-78 (KEN III)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Kawasaki Ki-78 (KEN III)
High-Speed Single-Seat, Single-Engine Research Aircraft
17
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-88
National Flag Graphic
1943
Kawasaki Ki-88
Fighter Aircraft Proposal
18
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-96
National Flag Graphic
1943
Kawasaki Ki-96
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Prototype Aircraft
19
Picture of the Kyushu J7W Shinden (Magnificent Lightning)
National Flag Graphic
1945
Kyushu J7W Shinden (Magnificent Lightning)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
20
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me 210
National Flag Graphic
1943
Messerschmitt Me 210
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
21
Picture of the Mitsubishi A5M (Claude)
National Flag Graphic
1937
Mitsubishi A5M (Claude)
Carrier-borne Fighter Aircraft
22
Picture of the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen (Zero)
National Flag Graphic
1940
Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen (Zero)
Carrier-Borne Naval Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
23
Picture of the Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (Sam)
National Flag Graphic
1945
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (Sam)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Carrier-Based Fighter Aircraft
24
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-109
National Flag Graphic
1944
Mitsubishi Ki-109
Heavy Fighter / Bomber-Interceptor Aircraft
25
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Dinah)
National Flag Graphic
1941
Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Dinah)
Reconnaissance / Heavy Fighter / Bomber Interceptor Aircraft
26
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-73 (Steve)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Mitsubishi Ki-73 (Steve)
Long Range Escort Fighter Proposal
27
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-83
National Flag Graphic
1945
Mitsubishi Ki-83
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Prototype
28
Picture of the Nakajima A6M2-N (Rufe)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Nakajima A6M2-N (Rufe)
Fighter-Bomber / Interceptor Floatplane Aircraft
29
Picture of the Nakajima AT27
National Flag Graphic
1942
Nakajima AT27
Single-Seat, Twin-Engine Fighter Concept
30
Picture of the Nakajima J1N1 Gekko (Irving)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Nakajima J1N1 Gekko (Irving)
Reconnaissance Aircraft / Night-Fighter / Heavy Fighter
31
Picture of the Nakajima J5N Tenrai (Heavenly Thunder)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Nakajima J5N Tenrai (Heavenly Thunder)
Prototype Heavy Fighter / Interceptor
32
Picture of the Nakajima J9Y Kikka / Kitsuka (Orange Blossom)
National Flag Graphic
1945
Nakajima J9Y Kikka / Kitsuka (Orange Blossom)
Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
33
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
National Flag Graphic
1945
Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
Suicide Fighter
34
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu
National Flag Graphic
1946
Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu
Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
35
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-27  (Nate)
National Flag Graphic
1937
Nakajima Ki-27 (Nate)
Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
36
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar)
Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
37
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (Tojo)
National Flag Graphic
1941
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (Tojo)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
38
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)
Single-Seat, Single Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
39
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-87
National Flag Graphic
1945
Nakajima Ki-87
High-Altitude Fighter / Interceptor
40
Picture of the Northrop Gamma
National Flag Graphic
1932
Northrop Gamma
High-Performance Monoplane Aircraft
41
Picture of the Rikugun Ki-93
National Flag Graphic
1945
Rikugun Ki-93
Heavy Fighter / Anti-Shipping Attack Aircraft Prototype
42
Picture of the Tachikawa Ki-106 (Ki-84 Hayate)
National Flag Graphic
1945
Tachikawa Ki-106 (Ki-84 Hayate)
All-Wood Single-Seat Fighter Prototype
43
Picture of the Tachikawa Ki-94
National Flag Graphic
1945
Tachikawa Ki-94
Fighter Prototype
44
Picture of the Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga (Frances)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga (Frances)
Light-Medium Bomber / Dive Bomber / Torpedo Bomber / Night-Fighter
45
Picture of the Yokosuka P1Y2-S Kyokko (Aurora)
National Flag Graphic
1944
Yokosuka P1Y2-S Kyokko (Aurora)
Night-Fighter / Night-Intruder Aircraft
46
Picture of the Yokosuka R2Y (Keiun)
National Flag Graphic
1945
Yokosuka R2Y (Keiun)
Reconnaissance / Heavy Fighter Prototype
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