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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.




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