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WW2 Japanese Aircraft


Aviation | History

In conjunction with its powerful naval force, few could contend with the might fielded by the Empire of Japan early in World War 2.

There are a total of [ 100 ] WW2 Japanese 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. Return to the World War 2 Aircraft by Country Index.




1/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Aichi B7A Ryusei (Grace)
Aichi B7A Ryusei (Grace)
Carrierborne Torpedo Bomber / Dive Bomber Aircraft
2/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Aichi B8A Mokusei (Jupiter)
Aichi B8A Mokusei (Jupiter)
Dive Bomber / Torpedo Bomber Aircraft Proposal
3/100
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Aichi D3A (Val)
Aichi D3A (Val)
Carrier-Borne Bomber / Dive Bomber
4/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Aichi E13A (Jake)
Aichi E13A (Jake)
Naval Reconnaissance Floatplane Aircraft
5/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Aichi E16A Zuiun (Paul)
Aichi E16A Zuiun (Paul)
Reconnaissance Floatplane / Dive Bomber Aircraft
6/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Aichi M6A Seiran
Aichi M6A Seiran
Submarine-Based Attack Floatplane Aircraft
7/100
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
8/100
National flag icon
1935
Picture of the Bucker Bu 131 (Jungmann)
Bucker Bu 131 (Jungmann)
Twin-Seat Basic Trainer Biplane Aircraft
9/100
National flag icon
1935
Picture of the Dewoitine D.500 (series)
Dewoitine D.500 (series)
Single-Seat Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
10/100
National flag icon
1936
Picture of the Fiat Br.20 Cicogna (Stork)
Fiat Br.20 Cicogna (Stork)
Twin-Engine Medium Bomber Aircraft
11/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Wurger)
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Wurger)
Single-Seat Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
12/100
National flag icon
1937
Picture of the Hawker Hurricane
Hawker Hurricane
Single-Seat Fighter / Ground Attack Aircraft
13/100
National flag icon
1936
Picture of the Junkers Ju 86
Junkers Ju 86
Passenger Airliner / Reconnaissance Aircraft / Medium Bomber
14/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Kawanishi Baika (Ume Blossom)
Kawanishi Baika (Ume Blossom)
Pilot-Guided, Pulsejet-Powered Expendable Suicide Aircraft
15/100
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Kawanishi H11K Soku (Blue Sky)
Kawanishi H11K Soku (Blue Sky)
Heavy Flying Boat / Transport Proposal
16/100
National flag icon
1938
Picture of the Kawanishi H6K (Mavis)
Kawanishi H6K (Mavis)
Maritime Reconnaissance Flying Boat Aircraft
17/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Kawanishi H8K (Emily)
Kawanishi H8K (Emily)
Reconnaissance / Bomber Flying Boat Aircraft
18/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Kawanishi J6K Jinpu (Squall)
Kawanishi J6K Jinpu (Squall)
Single-Seat Land-Based Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
19/100
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Kawanishi K-200
Kawanishi K-200
Long-Ranged, Jet-Powered Flying Boat Aircraft Proposal
20/100
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Kawanishi KX-3
Kawanishi KX-3
Very-Heavy Flying Boat Project
21/100
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (George)
Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden (George)
Fighter Aircraft
22/100
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu (Rex)
Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu (Rex)
Floatplane Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
23/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Kawanishi TB (Toyo Bakugeki) / (KX-9)
Kawanishi TB (Toyo Bakugeki) / (KX-9)
Four-Engine Strategic Heavy Bomber Proposal
24/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-100
Kawasaki Ki-100
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
25/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-102 (Randy)
Kawasaki Ki-102 (Randy)
Ground Attack / Heavy Fighter / Night Fighter Aircraft
26/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-108
Kawasaki Ki-108
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
27/100
National flag icon
1938
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-32 (Mary)
Kawasaki Ki-32 (Mary)
Single-Engine, Twin-Seat Light Bomber Aircraft
28/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIc Toryu (Nick)
Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIc Toryu (Nick)
Dedicated Night-Fighter Aircraft
29/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Nick)
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Nick)
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Aircraft
30/100
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-48 Sokei (Lily)
Kawasaki Ki-48 Sokei (Lily)
Fast-Bomber / Dive Bomber Aircraft
31/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-60
Kawasaki Ki-60
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor / Fighter Aircraft
32/100
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
33/100
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-64 (Rob)
Kawasaki Ki-64 (Rob)
Prototype Fighter Aircraft
34/100
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
35/100
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-88
Kawasaki Ki-88
Fighter Aircraft Proposal
36/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-91
Kawasaki Ki-91
Heavy Bomber Aircraft Proposal
37/100
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Kawasaki Ki-96
Kawasaki Ki-96
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Prototype Aircraft
38/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Kayaba Katsuodori
Kayaba Katsuodori
Ramjet-and-Rocket Powered Interceptor Proposal
39/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Kyushu J7W Shinden (Magnificent Lightning)
Kyushu J7W Shinden (Magnificent Lightning)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor Prototype Aircraft
40/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Kyushu K11W Shiragiku (White Chrysanthemum)
Kyushu K11W Shiragiku (White Chrysanthemum)
Advanced Bomber Crew Trainer / Transport / ASW Aircraft
41/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Kyushu Q1W Tokai (Eastern Sea) / (Lorna)
Kyushu Q1W Tokai (Eastern Sea) / (Lorna)
Anti-Submarine Bomber
42/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Mansyu / Manshu Ki-98
Mansyu / Manshu Ki-98
Ground Attack Aircraft / High-Altitude Fighter Proposal
43/100
National flag icon
1934
Picture of the Messerschmitt  Bf 108 Taifun (Typhoon)
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun (Typhoon)
Competition / Liason / VIP Transport Aircraft
44/100
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Messerschmitt Me 210
Messerschmitt Me 210
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber Aircraft
45/100
National flag icon
1937
Picture of the Mitsubishi A5M (Claude)
Mitsubishi A5M (Claude)
Carrier-borne Fighter Aircraft
46/100
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen (Zero)
Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen (Zero)
Carrier-Borne Naval Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
47/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (Sam)
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (Sam)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Carrier-Based Fighter Aircraft
48/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Mitsubishi F1M (Pete)
Mitsubishi F1M (Pete)
Reconnaissance Biplane Floatplane Aircraft
49/100
National flag icon
1936
Picture of the Mitsubishi G3M Rikko (Nell)
Mitsubishi G3M Rikko (Nell)
Medium Bomber / Torpedo Bomber Aircraft
50/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Mitsubishi G4M (Betty)
Mitsubishi G4M (Betty)
Navy Land-Based Medium Bomber Aircraft
51/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Jack)
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Jack)
Interceptor
52/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Mitsubishi J8M (Shusui)
Mitsubishi J8M (Shusui)
Rocket-Powered Interceptor Aircraft
53/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-109
Mitsubishi Ki-109
Heavy Fighter / Bomber-Interceptor Aircraft
54/100
National flag icon
1937
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-15 (Babs)
Mitsubishi Ki-15 (Babs)
Reconnaissance / Light Bomber
55/100
National flag icon
1932
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-20 (Army Type 92)
Mitsubishi Ki-20 (Army Type 92)
Four-Engined Long-Range Heavy Bomber Aircraft
56/100
National flag icon
1939
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-21 (Sally)
Mitsubishi Ki-21 (Sally)
Twin-Engine Medium Bomber Aircraft
57/100
National flag icon
1938
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-30 (Ann)
Mitsubishi Ki-30 (Ann)
Light Bomber / Trainer / Ground Attack Aircraft
58/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Dinah)
Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Dinah)
Reconnaissance / Heavy Fighter / Bomber Interceptor Aircraft
59/100
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-51 (Sonia)
Mitsubishi Ki-51 (Sonia)
Ground Attack / Reconnaissance Aircraft
60/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu (Peggy)
Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu (Peggy)
Medium Bomber
61/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-73 (Steve)
Mitsubishi Ki-73 (Steve)
Long Range Escort Fighter Proposal
62/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-83
Mitsubishi Ki-83
Twin-Engine Heavy Fighter Prototype
63/100
National flag icon
1940
Picture of the Mitsubishi Ki-90
Mitsubishi Ki-90
Four-Engined Heavy Bomber / Military Transport Aircraft
64/100
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Mitsubishi Q2M (Taiyo)
Mitsubishi Q2M (Taiyo)
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) / Maritime Patrol Aircraft Proposal
65/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Nakajima A6M2-N (Rufe)
Nakajima A6M2-N (Rufe)
Fighter-Bomber / Interceptor Floatplane Aircraft
66/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Nakajima AT27
Nakajima AT27
Single-Seat, Twin-Engine Fighter Concept
67/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Nakajima B5N (Kate)
Nakajima B5N (Kate)
Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber Aircraft
68/100
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Nakajima B6N Tenzan (Jill)
Nakajima B6N Tenzan (Jill)
Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber Aircraft
69/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Nakajima C6N Saiun (Painted Cloud)
Nakajima C6N Saiun (Painted Cloud)
Carrierborne Reconnaissance Aircraft
70/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Nakajima G10N Fugaku (Mount Fuji)
Nakajima G10N Fugaku (Mount Fuji)
Very-Long-Range Heavy Bomber Proposal
71/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Nakajima G5N Shinzan (Deep Mountain)
Nakajima G5N Shinzan (Deep Mountain)
Four-Engine Heavy Bomber Prototype
72/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Nakajima G8N Renzan (Rita)
Nakajima G8N Renzan (Rita)
Four-Engine Heavy Bomber Aircraft
73/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Nakajima J1N1 Gekko (Irving)
Nakajima J1N1 Gekko (Irving)
Reconnaissance Aircraft / Night-Fighter / Heavy Fighter
74/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Nakajima J5N Tenrai (Heavenly Thunder)
Nakajima J5N Tenrai (Heavenly Thunder)
Prototype Heavy Fighter / Interceptor
75/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Nakajima J9Y Kikka / Kitsuka (Orange Blossom)
Nakajima J9Y Kikka / Kitsuka (Orange Blossom)
Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
76/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
Suicide Fighter
77/100
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu
Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu
Jet-Powered Fighter / Fighter-Bomber
78/100
National flag icon
1937
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-27  (Nate)
Nakajima Ki-27 (Nate)
Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
79/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar)
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar)
Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
80/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (Tojo)
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki (Tojo)
Single-Seat, Single-Engine Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft
81/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (Helen)
Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu (Helen)
Medium Bomber Aircraft
82/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Frank)
Single-Seat, Single Engine Monoplane Fighter Aircraft
83/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Nakajima Ki-87
Nakajima Ki-87
High-Altitude Fighter / Interceptor
84/100
National flag icon
1932
Picture of the Northrop Gamma
Northrop Gamma
High-Performance Monoplane Aircraft
85/100
National flag icon
1934
Picture of the Potez 540
Potez 540
Twin-Engine Reconnaissance-Bomber Aircraft
86/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Rikugun Ki-202
Rikugun Ki-202
Rocket-Powered Interceptor Proposal
87/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Rikugun Ki-93
Rikugun Ki-93
Heavy Fighter / Anti-Shipping Attack Aircraft Prototype
88/100
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
89/100
National flag icon
1943
Picture of the Tachikawa Ki-70 (Clara)
Tachikawa Ki-70 (Clara)
Prototype Fast-Reconnaissance Aircraft
90/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Tachikawa Ki-74 (Pat / Patsy)
Tachikawa Ki-74 (Pat / Patsy)
Long-Range Reconnaissance Bomber
91/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Tachikawa Ki-77
Tachikawa Ki-77
Long-Range Aircraft Prototype
92/100
National flag icon
1935
Picture of the Tachikawa Ki-9
Tachikawa Ki-9
Twin-Seat Intermediate Trainer Biplane Aircraft
93/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Tachikawa Ki-94
Tachikawa Ki-94
Fighter Prototype
94/100
National flag icon
1942
Picture of the Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (Judy)
Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (Judy)
Carrier-Borne Dive Bomber Aircraft
95/100
National flag icon
1941
Picture of the Yokosuka E14Y (Glen)
Yokosuka E14Y (Glen)
Submarine-borne Reconnaissance Floatplane Aircraft
96/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Yokosuka MXY7-K1 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)
Yokosuka MXY7-K1 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)
Single-Seat Pilot-Guided Suicide Aircraft
97/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga (Frances)
Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga (Frances)
Light-Medium Bomber / Dive Bomber / Torpedo Bomber / Night-Fighter
98/100
National flag icon
1944
Picture of the Yokosuka P1Y2-S Kyokko (Aurora)
Yokosuka P1Y2-S Kyokko (Aurora)
Night-Fighter / Night-Intruder Aircraft
99/100
National flag icon
1945
Picture of the Yokosuka R2Y (Keiun)
Yokosuka R2Y (Keiun)
Reconnaissance / Heavy Fighter Prototype
100/100
National flag icon
1946
Picture of the Yokosuka Tenga (Milky Way)
Yokosuka Tenga (Milky Way)
Jet-Powered Fast Medium Bomber Proposal
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