List of aircrafts of the Japanese Navy - Definition and Overview

This is the list of aircrafts of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japan Self-Defence Forces, including ones in the past and ones in the present time.

Pre-1945

Fighters

• Nakajima A2N 1930 carrier biplane fighter
• Nakajima A4N 1935 carrier-borne fighter
• Mitsubishi A5M Claude 1935 Navy carrier-based fighter
• Mitsubishi A6M Zero 零戦 "Reisen" Zeke 1939 Navy carrier fighter (type 0) , the "Zero"
• Nakajima J1N 月光 "Gekko" Irving 1941 Navy land-based night fighter
• Mitsubishi J2M 雷電 "Raiden" Jack 1942 Navy land-based interceptor
• Kawanishi N1K-J 紫電 "Shiden" 1942 Navy ground-based derivative of the N1K
• Aichi S1A 電光 "Denko" Navy night fighter
• Kawanishi P1Y2-S||極光 1944 Navy night-fighter derivative of the Yokosuka P1Y
• Mitsubishi A7M 烈風 "Reppu" Sam 1944 Navy carrier-based fighter
• Nakajima J5N||天電 "Tenrai" 1944 Navy land-based interceptor
• Kyushu J7W|| 震電 "Shinden" 1945 Navy interceptor
• Mitsubishi J8M 秋水 "Shusui" 1945 Rocket interceptor based on the Messerschmitt Me 163, Army and Navy
• Mitsubishi Ki-202|| 秋水改 "Shusui-kai" Rocket interceptor for Army and Navy
• Nakajima Ki-201 火龍 "Karyu" 1945 Navy land-based jet, project only

Bombers

• Mitsubishi B1M 1923 carrier torpedo bomber
• Mitsubishi B2M 1932 carrier torpedo bomber
• Mitsubishi G3M Nell 1934 Navy land-based bomber
• Aichi D1A Susie 1934 Navy carrier dive bomber
• Yokosuka B4Y Jean 1935 biplane torpedo bomber
• Mitsubishi B5M Mabel 1936 Navy carrier torpedo bomber
• Nakajima B5N Kate 1937 Navy carrier torpedo bomber
• Aichi D3A Val1938 Navy carrier dive bomber
• Mitsubishi G4M Betty 1939 Navy land-based bomber
• Yokosuka D4Y 彗星 "Suisei" Judy 1940 dive bomber
• Nakajima B6N 天山 "Tenzan" Jill 1941 Navy torpedo bomber
• Aichi B7A 流星 "Ryusei" Grace 1942 Navy carrier torpedo bomber
• Kyushu Q1W 東海 "Tokai" Lorna 1943 Navy anti-submarine patrol bomber
• Yokosuka P1Y 銀河 "Ginga" Frances 1943 medium bomber
• Nakajima G8N 連山 "Renzan" Rita 1944 Navy long-range heavy bomber
• Tachikawa Ki-74 Patsy 1944 bomber, reconnaissance
• Yokosuka MXY7 桜花 "Ohka" Baka 1944 manned flying bomb

Reconnaissance and liaison

• Nakajima C6N 彩雲 "Saiun" Myrt 1943 Navy reconnaissance plane
• Yokosuka R2Y 景雲 "Keiun" 1945 reconnaissance

Trainers

• Mitsubishi K3M Pine 1930 naval crew trainer.

Fying boats and seaplanes

• Nakajima E2N 1929 reconnaissance seaplane
• Nakajima E4N 1930 reconnaissance seaplane

• Kawanishi E7K Alf 1933 reconnaissance seaplane
• Nakajima E8N Dave 1934 reconnaissance seaplane
• Kawanishi H6K Mavis 1936 recon. flying boat;formerly - Navy Type 97 Flying Boat
• Mitsubishi F1M Pete 1936 observation seaplane
• Yokosuka H5Y Cherry 1936 flying boat
• Aichi E11A Laura 1937 reconnaissance flying boat
• Yokosuka E14Y Glenn 1939 submarine based floatplane
• Aichi E13A Jake 1940
• Aichi H9A 1940
• Kawanishi H8K Emily 1941 Flying Boat
• Kawanishi H8K Kawanishi H8K2-L 晴空 "Seiku" Emily Flying Boat
• Kawanishi E15K 紫雲 "Shiun" Norm 1941 reconnaissance seaplane
• Kawanishi N1K 強風 "Kyofu" Rex 1942 floatplane fighter
• Aichi E16A 瑞雲 "Zuiun" Paul 1942 reconnaissance seaplane
• Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe 1942 Mitsubishi Zero floatplane version
• Aichi M6A 晴嵐 "Seiran" 1943 submarine based seaplane

Modern

(post 1945)

Fying boats

• Shin Meiwa PS-1 1968 Reconnaissance & anti-submarine flying boat
• Shin Meiwa US-1 1975 Search and rescue flying boat
• Shin Meiwa US-1kai US-1 改(kai) ~2007 Search and rescue flying boat (kai=improved)

Helicopters

• Kayaba Heliplane 1954
• Kawasaki KH-4 1962
• Mitsubishi RP-1 1994
• Kawasaki OH-X 1996 Reconnaissance

See also

List of military aircraft of Japan