Imperial Japan Aircraft List (Current and Former Types)

Aerospace | History

Catalog of military and civilian aircraft belonging to the nation of Imperial Japan.

This listing allows you to trace back a particular nation's aviation history in reverse-chronological order.

There are a total of [ 118 ] Imperial Japan Aircraft List (Current and Former Types) entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed by initial year of service descending, then grouped by designation (A-to-Z) to better showcase a given country's evolution in the field of aviation. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator.

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1946

Aichi S1A Denko (Bolt of Lightning)

Twin-Engine Night-Fighter Aircraft Proposal

2/118

1946

Kawanishi H11K Soku (Blue Sky)

Heavy Flying Boat / Transport Proposal

3/118

1946

Kawanishi K-200

Long-Ranged, Jet-Powered Flying Boat Aircraft Proposal

4/118

1946

Kawanishi KX-3

Very-Heavy Flying Boat Project

5/118

1946

Mitsubishi Q2M (Taiyo)

Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) / Maritime Patrol Aircraft Proposal

6/118

1946

Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu

Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber

7/118

1946

Yokosuka Tenga (Milky Way)

Jet-Powered Fast Medium Bomber Proposal

8/118

1945

Aichi B8A Mokusei (Jupiter)

Dive Bomber / Torpedo Bomber Aircraft Proposal

9/118

1945

Aichi M6A Seiran

Submarine-Based Attack Floatplane Aircraft

10/118

1945

Kawanishi Baika (Ume Blossom)

Pilot-Guided, Pulsejet-Powered Expendable Suicide Aircraft

11/118

1945

Kawanishi TB (Toyo Bakugeki) / (KX-9)

Four-Engine Strategic Heavy Bomber Proposal

12/118

1945

Kawasaki Ki-100

Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft

13/118

1945

Kawasaki Ki-108

Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Interceptor Prototype Aircraft

14/118

1945

Kawasaki Ki-91

Heavy Bomber Aircraft Proposal

15/118

1945

Kayaba Katsuodori

Ramjet-and-Rocket Powered Interceptor Proposal

16/118

1945

Kyushu J7W Shinden (Magnificent Lightning)

Single-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor Prototype Aircraft

17/118

1945

Kyushu Q1W Tokai (Eastern Sea) / (Lorna)

Anti-Submarine Bomber

18/118

1945

Mansyu / Manshu Ki-98

Ground Attack Aircraft / High-Altitude Fighter Proposal

19/118

1945

Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (Sam)

Single-Seat, Single-Engine Carrier-Based Fighter Aircraft

20/118

1945

Mitsubishi J8M (Shusui)

Rocket-Powered Interceptor Aircraft

21/118

1945

Mitsubishi Ki-83

Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Prototype

22/118

1945

Nakajima G8N Renzan (Rita)

Four-Engine Heavy Bomber Aircraft

23/118

1945

Nakajima J9Y Kikka / Kitsuka (Orange Blossom)

Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber

24/118

1945

Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi

Suicide Fighter

25/118

1945

Nakajima Ki-87

High-Altitude Fighter / Interceptor

26/118

1945

Rikugun Ki-202

Rocket-Powered Interceptor Proposal

27/118

1945

Rikugun Ki-93

Heavy Fighter / Anti-Shipping Attack Aircraft Prototype

28/118

1945

Tachikawa Ki-106 (Ki-84 Hayate)

All-Wood Single-Seat Fighter Prototype

29/118

1945

Tachikawa Ki-94

Fighter Prototype

30/118

1945

Yokosuka MXY7-K1 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)

Single-Seat Pilot-Guided Suicide Aircraft

31/118

1945

Yokosuka R2Y (Keiun)

Reconnaissance / Heavy Fighter Prototype

32/118

1944

Aichi B7A Ryusei (Grace)

Carrierborne Torpedo Bomber / Dive Bomber Aircraft

33/118

1944

Aichi E16A Zuiun (Paul)

Reconnaissance Floatplane / Dive Bomber Aircraft

34/118

1944

Kawanishi J6K Jinpu (Squall)

Single-Seat Land-Based Interceptor Prototype Aircraft

35/118

1944

Kawasaki Ki-102 (Randy)

Ground Attack / Heavy Fighter / Night Fighter Aircraft

36/118

1944

Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIc Toryu (Nick)

Dedicated Night-Fighter Aircraft

37/118

1944

Mitsubishi Ki-109

Heavy Fighter / Bomber-Interceptor Aircraft

38/118

1944

Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu (Peggy)

Medium Bomber

39/118

1944

Mitsubishi Ki-73 (Steve)

Long Range Escort Fighter Proposal

40/118

1944

Nakajima C6N Saiun (Painted Cloud)

Carrierborne Reconnaissance Aircraft

41/118

1944

Nakajima G10N Fugaku (Mount Fuji)

Very-Long-Range Heavy Bomber Proposal

42/118

1944

Nakajima J5N Tenrai (Heavenly Thunder)

Prototype Heavy Fighter / Interceptor

43/118

1944

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)

Single-Seat, Single Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft

44/118

1944

Tachikawa Ki-74 (Pat / Patsy)

Long-Range Reconnaissance Bomber

45/118

1944

Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga (Frances)

Light-Medium Bomber / Dive Bomber / Torpedo Bomber / Night-Fighter

46/118

1944

Yokosuka P1Y2-S Kyokko (Aurora)

Night-Fighter / Night-Intruder Aircraft

47/118

1943

Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (George)

Fighter Aircraft

48/118

1943

Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu (Rex)

Floatplane Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft

49/118

1943

Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Tony)

Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft

50/118

1943

Kawasaki Ki-64 (Rob)

Prototype Fighter Aircraft

51/118

1943

Kawasaki Ki-88

Fighter Aircraft Proposal

52/118

1943

Kawasaki Ki-96

Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Prototype Aircraft

53/118

1943

Messerschmitt Me 210

Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

54/118

1943

Nakajima B6N Tenzan (Jill)

Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber Aircraft

55/118

1943

Tachikawa Ki-70 (Clara)

Prototype Fast-Reconnaissance Aircraft

56/118

1942

Kawanishi H8K (Emily)

Reconnaissance / Bomber Flying Boat Aircraft

57/118

1942

Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Nick)

Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Aircraft

58/118

1942

Kawasaki Ki-78 (KEN III)

High-Speed Single-Seat, Single-Engine Research Aircraft

59/118

1942

Kyushu K11W Shiragiku (White Chrysanthemum)

Advanced Bomber Crew Trainer / Transport / ASW Aircraft

60/118

1942

Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Jack)

Interceptor

61/118

1942

Nakajima A6M2-N (Rufe)

Fighter-Bomber / Interceptor Floatplane Aircraft

62/118

1942

Nakajima AT27

Single-Seat, Twin-Engine Fighter Concept

63/118

1942

Nakajima J1N1 Gekko (Irving)

Reconnaissance Aircraft / Night-Fighter / Heavy Fighter

64/118

1942

Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar)

Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft

65/118

1942

Tachikawa Ki-77

Long-Range Aircraft Prototype

66/118

1942

Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (Judy)

Carrier-Borne Dive Bomber Aircraft

67/118

1941

Aichi E13A (Jake)

Naval Reconnaissance Floatplane Aircraft

68/118

1941

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Wurger)

Single-Seat Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft

69/118

1941

Kawasaki Ki-60

Single-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor / Fighter Aircraft

70/118

1941

Mitsubishi F1M (Pete)

Reconnaissance Biplane Floatplane Aircraft

71/118

1941

Mitsubishi G4M (Betty)

Navy Land-Based Medium Bomber Aircraft

72/118

1941

Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Dinah)

Reconnaissance / Heavy Fighter / Bomber Interceptor Aircraft

73/118

1941

Nakajima B5N (Kate)

Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber Aircraft

74/118

1941

Nakajima G5N Shinzan (Deep Mountain)

Four-Engine Heavy Bomber Prototype

75/118

1941

Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (Tojo)

Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft

76/118

1941

Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (Helen)

Medium Bomber Aircraft

77/118

1941

Yokosuka E14Y (Glen)

Submarine-borne Reconnaissance Floatplane Aircraft

78/118

1940

Aichi D3A (Val)

Carrier-Borne Bomber / Dive Bomber

79/118

1940

Kawasaki Ki-48 Sokei (Lily)

Fast-Bomber / Dive Bomber Aircraft

80/118

1940

Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen (Zero)

Carrier-Borne Naval Fighter / Fighter-Bomber

81/118

1940

Mitsubishi Ki-51 (Sonia)

Ground Attack / Reconnaissance Aircraft

82/118

1940

Mitsubishi Ki-90

Four-Engined Heavy Bomber / Military Transport Aircraft

83/118

1939

Mitsubishi Ki-21 (Sally)

Twin-Engine Medium Bomber Aircraft

84/118

1938

Kawanishi H6K (Mavis)

Maritime Reconnaissance Flying Boat Aircraft

85/118

1938

Kawasaki Ki-32 (Mary)

Single-Engine, Twin-Seat Light Bomber Aircraft

86/118

1938

Mitsubishi Ki-30 (Ann)

Light Bomber / Trainer / Ground Attack Aircraft

87/118

1937

Hawker Hurricane

Single-Seat Fighter / Ground Attack Aircraft

88/118

1937

Mitsubishi A5M (Claude)

Carrier-borne Fighter Aircraft

89/118

1937

Mitsubishi Ki-15 (Babs)

Reconnaissance / Light Bomber

90/118

1937

Nakajima Ki-27 (Nate)

Monoplane Fighter Aircraft

91/118

1936

Fiat Br.20 Cicogna (Stork)

Twin-Engine Medium Bomber Aircraft

92/118

1936

Junkers Ju 86

Passenger Airliner / Reconnaissance Aircraft / Medium Bomber

93/118

1936

Mitsubishi G3M Rikko (Nell)

Medium Bomber / Torpedo Bomber Aircraft

94/118

1935

Bucker Bu 131 (Jungmann)

Twin-Seat Basic Trainer Biplane Aircraft

95/118

1935

Dewoitine D.500 (series)

Single-Seat Monoplane Fighter Aircraft

96/118

1935

Kellett KD-1

Two-Seat Observation Autogiro Aircraft

97/118

1935

Nakajima E8N (Dave)

Shipborne Reconnaissance Floatplane Aircraft

98/118

1935

Tachikawa Ki-9

Twin-Seat Intermediate Trainer Biplane Aircraft

99/118

1934

Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun (Typhoon)

Competition / Liason / VIP Transport Aircraft

100/118

1934

Potez 540

Twin-Engine Reconnaissance-Bomber Aircraft

101/118

1933

Hawker Nimrod

Naval Biplane Fighter

102/118

1932

Mitsubishi Ki-20 (Army Type 92)

Four-Engined Long-Range Heavy Bomber Aircraft

103/118

1932

Northrop Gamma

High-Performance Monoplane Aircraft

104/118

1930

Breda Ba.33

Light-Class, High-Performance Racing Aeroplane

105/118

1929

Curtiss P-6 Hawk

Biplane Fighter Aircraft

106/118

1927

Armstrong Whitworth Atlas

Army Liaison / Co-Operation Biplane Aircraft

107/118

1926

Heinkel / Aichi HD 23

Shipborne Biplane Fighter Prototype

108/118

1925

Potez 25

Reconnaissance Bomber Biplane

109/118

1923

Dewoitine D.1 (series)

Monoplane Fighter

110/118

1922

Blackburn Dart

Biplane Torpedo Bomber Aircraft

111/118

1918

Sopwith Cuckoo

Torpedo Bomber Biplane Aircraft

112/118

1917

SPAD S.XI

Biplane Fighter Aircraft

113/118

1917

SPAD S.XIII

Single-Seat, Single-Engine Biplane Fighter Aircraft

114/118

1916

SPAD S.VII

Single-Seat. Single-Engine Biplane Fighter Aircraft

115/118

1915

Short Type 184

Reconnaissance / Torpedo Bomber Floatplane

116/118

1914

Caudron G.3

Reconnaissance / Trainer Aircraft

117/118

1914

Sopwith Tabloid

Racing Biplane-Seaplane / Military Scout / Light Bomber Aircraft

118/118

1909

Bleriot XI

Trainer / Reconnaissance Monoplane Aircraft

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