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Imperial Japanese Navy
Navy Aircraft
 
Designation Type Manufacturer US Code Engines Intro * Built *
A2N Navy Type 90 Carrier Fighter Nakajima 1 1932 106  
A4N Navy Type 95 Carrier Fighter Nakajima 1 1936 221  
A5M Navy Type 96 Carrier Fighter Mitsubishi Claude / Sandy 1 1938 1094  
A6M Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter Mitsubishi Hap/Hamp/Zeke/"Zero" 1 1940 10,954  
B3Y Navy Type 92 Carrier Attack Aichi 1 1933 130  
B4Y Navy Type 96 Carrier Attack Nakajima Jean 1 1935 205  
B5M Navy Type 97-2 Carrier Attack Mitsubishi Mabel 1 1941 125  
B5N Navy Type 97 Carrier Attack Nakajima Kate 1 1937 1150  
C5M Navy Type 98 Land Recon Mitsubishi Babs 1 1940 50  
D1A Navy Type 96 Carrier Bomber Aichi Susie 1 1934 590  
D3A Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Aichi Val 1 1941 1495  
E2N Navy Type 15 Recon Seaplane Nakajima 1 1935 77  
E4N Navy Type 90-2 Recon Seaplane Nakajima 1 1931 152  
E7K Navy Type 94 Recon Seaplane Kawanashi Alf 1 1938 530  
E8N Navy Type 95 Recon Seaplane Nakajima Dave 1 1935 755  
E9W Navy Type 96 Sub-Borne Recon Seaplane Watanabe Slim 1 1935 35  
E10A Navy Type 96 Recon Seaplane Aichi Hank 1 1936 15  
E11A Navy Type 98 Special Recon Seaplane Aichi Laura 1 1937 17  
E13A Navy Type 0 Recon Seaplane Watanabe June/Jake 1 1940 1418  
E14Y Navy Type 0 Sub-Borne Recon Seaplane Yokosuka Glen 1 1941 126  
F1M Navy Type 0 Observation Seaplane Mitsubishi Pete 1 1939 1118  
G3M
G3M1-L
Navy Type 96 Land Attack
Navy Type 96 Transport
Mitsubishi Nell/Tina 2 1936 1048  
G4M Navy Type 1 Land Attack Mitsubishi Betty 2 1941 2446  
G6M1-L2 Navy Type 1 Transport Mitsubishi Betty 2 1941 60  
H3K Navy Type 90-2 Flying Boat Kawanashi Belle 3 1930 ?  
H5Y Navy Type 99 Medium Flying Boat Yokosuka Cherry 2 1940 10  
H6K Navy Type 97 Flying Boat Kawanashi Mavis 4 1940 217  
H8K Navy Type 2 Flying Boat (Including 36 Seiku passnger versions) Kawanashi Emily 4 1942 167  
K3M Navy Type 90-2 Crew Trainer Mitsubishi Pine 1 1939 624  
K4Y Navy Type 90 Training Seaplane Yokosuka 1 1932 211  
K5Y Navy Type 93 Basic Trainer Yokosuka Willow 1 1934 5570  
K9W Navy Type 2 Primary Trainer Kyushu Cypress 1 1941 ?  
K10W Navy Type 2 Intermediate Trainer Kawanashi Oak 1 1941 176  
L3Y Navy Type 96 Transport (G3M converted to transport) Kasumigaura Tina/Nell 2 1936 ?  
L2D Navy Type 0 Transport
(license built Douglas DC-3)
Showa/Nakajima Tabby 2 1940 Showa: 416
Nakajima:  42
L4M Navy Type 0 Transport
Army Ki-57-I transferred to the Japanese navy
Mitsubishi Topsy 2 1941 ?  
LO Navy Type LO Transport
(license built Lockheed 14 WG3 Super Electra)
Kawasaki
Tachikawa
Thelma / Toby 2 1938 ?  
* Intro indicates first year the first version was introduced.
   Built indicates total number built, but not necessarily all by December 1941.

For an explanation of the identification systems see Designating Aircraft

 
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