List of aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy

The following is a list of aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from its inception in 1912 until its dissolution in 1945.

World War I

Adopted prior to 1918

Bombers

• Farman MF.11 1914 Ship-based light bomber floatplane

Reconnaissance and liaison

• Farman MF.7 Longhorn 1913 light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft
• Yokosho Ro-gō Kō-gata 1918 reconnaissance seaplane

Interwar

Adopted between 1918 and 1937

Fighters

• Gloster Sparrowhawk 1921 carrier-borne biplane fighter
• Mitsubishi 1MF 1923 carrier-borne biplane fighter (Type 10 Fighter)
• Nakajima A1N 1930 carrier-borne biplane fighter
• Nakajima A2N 1932 carrier-borne biplane fighter
• Nakajima A4N 1935 carrier-borne biplane fighter
• Mitsubishi A5M Claude 1935 Navy carrier-based fighter

Bombers

• Mitsubishi 1MT 1922 carrier torpedo bomber
• Mitsubishi B1M 1923 carrier torpedo bomber
• Mitsubishi B2M 1932 carrier torpedo bomber
• Kugisho B3Y 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

Reconnaissance and liaison

• Mitsubishi 2MR 1923 carrier reconnaissance aircraft (Type 10 Carrier Reconnaissance Aircraft)

Trainers

• Yokosho K1Y 1924 primary trainer
• Yokosuka K2Y 1928 primary trainer
• Kyushu K10W Oak Type 2 intermediate trainer.
• Mitsubishi K3M Pine 1930 naval crew trainer.

Transports

• Hitachi LXG1 1934 (Liaison and communication)

Flying boats and seaplanes

• Yokosuka E1Y 1926 reconnaissance seaplane
• Hiro H1H 1926 flying boat
• Nakajima E2N 1929 reconnaissance seaplane
• Hiro H2H 1929 flying boat
• Aichi E3A 1930 reconnaissance seaplane
• Nakajima E4N 1930 reconnaissance seaplane
• Yokosuka E5Y 1930 reconnaissance seaplane
• Kawanishi H3K 1932 flying boat
• Kawanishi E5K 1932 reconnaissance seaplane
• Yokosuka E6Y 1932 submarine based floatplane
• Kawanishi E7K Alf 1933 reconnaissance seaplane
• Hiro H4H 1933 flying boat
• 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 E10A 1936 reconnaissance flying boat

World War II

Second Sino-Japanese War, Pacific War, and China-Burma-India theatre

Fighters

• Mitsubishi A6M Zero 零戦 "Reisen" Zeke 1939 Navy carrier fighter (type 0), the "Zero"
• Mitsubishi A7M 烈風 "Reppu" Sam 1944 Navy carrier-based fighter
• Seversky A8V1 Type S Two Seat Fighter Late 1930s Two-seat Seversky P-35
• Nakajima J1N 月光 "Gekko" Irving 1941 Navy land-based night fighter
• Mitsubishi J2M 雷電 "Raiden" Jack 1942 Navy land-based interceptor
• Nakajima J5N 天雷 "Tenrai" 1944 Navy land-based interceptor
• Kyushu J7W 震電 "Shinden" 1945 Navy interceptor
• Mitsubishi J8M1 秋水 "Shusui" 1945 Rocket interceptor based on the Messerschmitt Me 163, for Army Mitsubishi Ki-200 and Navy
• Mitsubishi J8M2 秋水改 "Shusui-kai" Rocket interceptor, Navy version of Army Mitsubishi Ki-202
• Nakajima J9Y 橘花 "Kikka" 1945 Experimental Navy jet-powered fighter.
• Kawanishi N1K-J 紫電 "Shiden" 1942 Navy ground-based derivative of the N1K
• Kawanishi P1Y2-S 極光 1944 Navy night-fighter derivative of the Yokosuka P1Y
• Aichi S1A 電光 "Denko" 1945 Navy night fighter

Bombers

• Mitsubishi B5M Mabel 1937 Navy carrier torpedo bomber
• Nakajima B5N Kate 1937 Navy carrier torpedo bomber
• Aichi D3A Val 1938 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

Reconnaissance and liaison

• Mitsubishi C5M 1937 Babs reconnaissance aircraft
• Nakajima C6N 彩雲 "Saiun" Myrt 1943 Navy reconnaissance plane
• Yokosuka R2Y 景雲 "Keiun" 1945 reconnaissance

Transports

• Kawanishi H6K2/4-L 1938 (Transport Flying boat)
• Kawanishi H6K3 1939 (Transport Flying boat)
• Kawanishi H8K2-L Seiku (Transport version of H8K)
• Kawanishi E11K1 (Merchant Transport Hydroplane)
• Mitsubishi K3M3-L "Pine" (Light Transport)
• Mitsubishi L3Y1/2 (Armed Transport)
• Mitsubishi G6M1/2-L (Armed Transport)
• Mitsubishi L4M1 (Personnel Transport)
• Nakajima C2N1 (Light transport)
• Nakajima L1N1 (Personnel Transport)
• Nakajima G5N2-L Shinzan "Liz" (Merchant transport)
• Nihon L7P1 (Light amphibious transport)
• Showa/Nakajima L2D2 "Tabby" (Merchants and Personnel Transport)
• Yokosuka H5Y1 "Cherry" (Transport Hydroplane)
• Kyushu K10W11 "Oak" (liaison and Communications)
• Nakajima A4N1 (liaisons)
• Aichi E13A1 "Jake" (liaisons and officer transport)

Flying boats and seaplanes

• 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 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

Purpose-built special attack aircraft

• Yokosuka MXY7 桜花 "Ohka" Baka 1944 manned flying bomb

See also

• List of military aircraft of Japan