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List of military aircraft of Japan

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This list of military aircraft of Japan includes project, prototype, pre-production, and operational types, regardless of era. This includes both domestically-developed Japanese designs, licensed variants of foreign designs, and foreign-produced aircraft that served in the military of Japan. Japanese names are used here; World War II Allied reporting names are mentioned where available.

The prefix "Ki" in this list is an abbreviation of "Kitai", meaning "airframe", and was used only by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. "Ki" should be read as one word. For clarification on other designations, particularly those used by the Navy, see Japanese military aircraft designation systems. (Note: " - " indicates information is unknown or not applicable.)

Pre-1945

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See also: Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, and World War II Allied names for Japanese aircraft
Type Total Date Service Class Role Notes
Aichi B7A Ryusei 114 1942 Navy single-engine carrier torpedo bomber
Aichi D1A 590 1934 Navy biplane carrier dive bomber Allied reporting name Susie; retired 1942
Aichi D3A 1,486 1938 Navy monoplane carrier dive bomber Allied reporting name Val; many D3A1s & D3A2s operated as trainers by 1944; D3A2s used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Aichi E3A 12 1930 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance
Aichi E11A 17 1937 Navy flying boat night reconnaissance Allied reporting name Laura; diverted to communications & transport duties; retired
Aichi E12A 2 1938 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Experimental flying boat; preliminary stages of project took place 1937-38
Aichi E13A 1,418 1940 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Allied reporting name Jake; long-range seaplane; used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Aichi E16A Zuiun 256 1942 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance
Aichi H9A 31 1940 Navy flying boat flying boat trainer Retired 1945
Aichi Type 15-Ko Mi-go 4+ 1925 Navy floatplane reconnaissance Only prototypes built
Aichi M6A Seiran 28 1943 Navy floatplane submarine attack bomber
Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan 2 1945 Navy landplane bomber trainer
Aichi Navy Type 2 2 1928 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Heinkel HD 26 & Aichi-built prototypes; labeled obsolete after trials
Aichi S1A 2 n/a Navy twin-engine night fighter Prototypes destroyed, 1945; unflown
Army model 2 ground-taxiing trainer 97+ 1919 Army monoplane primary trainer Converted Nieuport 81; retired
Army Type Mo-4 84 1915 Army biplane trainer
Army Type Mo-5 11 1919 Army biplane trainer First Japanese purpose-built trainer
Avro 504K/L/S 310 1921 Navy biplane trainer Retired 1934
Bréguet 19 3+ 1925 Navy sesquiplane reconnaissance Retired
Canadian Car & Foundry AXG1 1 1935 Navy biplane fighter Purchased by Japan; retired
Curtiss-Wright LXC1 3 1936 Navy amphibian transport All sold in Japan as Curtiss-Wright LXC
Dewoitine D.510J 2 1935 Navy monoplane fighter Dewoitine D.500 built for Japanese evaluation, also called AXD1
Douglas DC-2 5 1936 Army twin-engine transport Licence-built by Nakajima Aircraft Company; retired
Douglas HXD 1 1936 Navy flying boat transport
Fairchild LXF1 2 1936 Navy flying boat transport Sold to Japan & both wrecked, Japan 1937 & China 1939
Army Type Mo 30 1913 Army biplane reconnaissance Retired 1922
Army Type Mo-4 84 1915 Army biplane reconnaissance
Army Type Mo-6 134 1917 Army biplane reconnaissance
Felixstowe F.5 110 1921 Navy flying boat maritime reconnaissance Retired 1930
Fiat I-Type (BR.20) 85 1938 Army twin-engine heavy bomber Allied reporting name Ruth; retired
Gasuden KR-2 1+ 1934 Navy biplane transport Unlicensed Japanese-built copy of the DH Fox Moth that was extensively redesigned[1]
Gloster Sparrowhawk 90 1921 Navy biplane fighter Retired 1928
Hansa-Brandenburg W.33 310 1922 Navy floatplane maritime reconnaissance Retired 1928
Heinkel HD 23/Aichi Type H 4 1926 Navy biplane carrier fighter
Heinkel A7He1 12 1938 Navy monoplane fighter Allied reporting name Jerry; phased out of service after late 1941
Hiro G2H 8 1933 Navy twin-engine attack bomber One aircraft lost in accident; five aircraft destroyed in a fire, 1937
Hiro H1H 65 1925 Navy flying boat maritime reconnaissance Retired 1938
Hiro H2H 17 1932 Navy flying boat maritime reconnaissance
Hiro H3H 1 1931 Navy flying boat maritime reconnaissance H3H1 used as an engine test-bed, 1933
Hiro H4H 47 1933 Navy flying boat maritime reconnaissance H4H1 & H4H2 remained in front-line service through the 1930s
Kayaba Ka-1/Ka-2 Ka-Go 98 1941 Army autogyro maritime reconnaissance Based on Kellett KD-1; few Ka-1s used for liaison in Philippines, also used for artillery-spotting & anti-submarine warfare
Kawanishi E7K 533 1933 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Allied reporting name Alf; used extensively from 1938 until the beginning of Pacific War, when E7K1s were relegated to second-line duties; E7K2 continued front-line service until retired, 1943; both versions used in kamikaze operations
Kawanishi E10K 1 1934 Navy flying boat transport Entered service as Navy Type 94 Transport, but no further production
Kawanishi E11K 2 1937 Navy flying boat transport Prototypes used as utility transports, Type 96 Transport
Kawanishi E13K 2 1938 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Unsuccessful prototype
Kawanishi E15K Shiun 15 1941 Navy floatplane high speed reconnaissance Allied reporting name Norm; production cancelled, 1944
Kawanishi H6K 217 1936 Navy flying boat maritime reconnaissance Allied reporting name Mavis; also built as transport; retired
Kawanishi H8K 131 1941 Navy flying boat maritime reconnaissance Allied reporting name Emily; H8K2s used as patrol aircraft, bombers & transports; retired 1945
Kawanishi K6K 3 1938 Navy biplane seaplane trainer Prototype not ordered into production
Kawanishi K8K 15 1938 Navy biplane seaplane trainer
Kawanishi K-11 2 1927 Navy biplane carrier fighter
Kawanishi N1K1 Kyofu 97 1942 Navy floatplane fighter
Kawanishi N1K1-J/N1K2-J Shiden 1,006 1943 Navy landplane interceptor N1K landplane derivative
Kawasaki Army Otsu 1 600+ 1919 Army biplane reconnaissance Licence-built Salmson 2 A.2
Kawasaki Army Type 88 1,117 1927 Army biplane reconnaissance Retired 1940
Kawasaki Army Type 92 385 1929 Army biplane fighter Served through at least 1941 as trainers
Kawasaki Ki-3 243 1933 Army biplane light bomber
Kawasaki Ki-5 4 1934 Army monoplane fighter Experimental project cancelled, 1934
Kawasaki Ki-10 588 1935 Army biplane fighter Allied reporting name Perry; retired 1942
Kawasaki Ki-28 1 1936 Army monoplane fighter Allied reporting name Bob; experimental aircraft flown in 1936 but never produced
Kawasaki Ki-32 854 1937 Army monoplane light bomber Allied reporting name Mary; withdrawn from front-line service as trainers, 1942; retired 1945
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu 1,701 1939 Army twin-engine fighter Allied reporting name Nick; used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Kawasaki Ki-48 1,677 1939 Army twin-engine light bomber Allied reporting name Lily; used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Kawasaki Ki-56 121 1940 Army twin-engine transport Allied reporting name Thalia; derived from the license-built Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra
Kawasaki Ki-60 3 1940 Army monoplane fighter Experimental prototype with license-built liquid-cooled engine, cancelled late 1941
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien 3,078 1941 Army monoplane fighter Allied reporting name Tony; only mass-produced Japanese WWII fighter with liquid-cooled, inverted V engine; used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Kawasaki Ki-64 1 1943 Army tandem-engine fighter
Kawasaki Ki-66 6 1942 Army twin-engine dive bomber Prototypes only - first completed October 1942, last completed 1943; did not entered production; development terminated, 1944[2][3]
Kawasaki Ki-78 Kensan III 1 1942 Army single engine monoplane High speed research
Kawasaki Ki-88 0 n/a Army mid-engine fighter Cancelled circa 1942
Kawasaki Ki-91 0 1945 Army four-engine heavy bomber Prototype destroyed in raid
Kawasaki Ki-96 3 1943 Army twin-engine fighter
Kawasaki Ki-100 121 1945 Army monoplane fighter Ki-61 with radial engine
Kawasaki Ki-102 238 1944 Army twin-engine heavy fighter Heavy/night fighter
Kawasaki Ki-108 4 1944 Army twin-engine high-altitude fighter Ki-102 derivative
Kawasaki Ki-119 0 n/a Army single-engine bomber Prototype drawings destroyed in American air attacks, 1945; first prototype not completed before Japanese surrender[4][5]
Kokusai Ki-59 59 1939 Army twin-engine transport Allied reporting name Theresa
Kokusai Ki-76 1+ 1941 Army single-engine command liaison Allied reporting name Stella; also used as anti-submarine & artillery spotter aircraft; retired 1945
Kokusai Ki-86 1,037 1944 Army biplane primary trainer License-built Bücker Bü 131
Kokusai Ki-105 Ohtori 9 1945 Army twin-engine transport Powered Ku-7
Kokusai Ku-7 Manazuru 2 1945 Army glider transport
Kokusai Ku-8 700 ca. 1941 Army glider transport Allied reporting names Goose & Gander; unpowered Kokusai Ki-59 used in Philippines, primarily to carry supplies
Koshiki-2 Experimental Fighter 2 1922 Army biplane fighter First Japanese-designed fighter
Kyushu J7W Shinden 1 1945 Navy canard interceptor
Kyushu K9W1 Momiji 339 1942 Navy biplane primary trainer License-built Bücker Bü 131
Kyushu K10W1 176 1943 Navy monoplane intermediate trainer
Kyushu K11W Shiragiku 798 1942 Navy monoplane operations trainer
Kyushu Q1W Tokai 153 1943 Navy twin-engine maritime reconnaissance
Mansyu Ki-79 1,329 1936 Army monoplane advanced trainer Allied reporting name Nate; based on Ki-27, some used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Mansyū Ki-98 0 n/a Army pusher light bomber Prototype destroyed to avoid capture, 1945
Mitsubishi 1MF 138 1921 Navy biplane carrier fighter Retired 1930
Mitsubishi 1MT 20 1922 Navy triplane carrier torpedo bomber Withdrawn & scrapped
Mitsubishi 2MR8 Type 92 130 1932 Army parasol monoplane reconnaissance Retired 1936
Mitsubishi A5M 1,094 1935 Navy monoplane carrier fighter Allied reporting name Claude; most remaining airframes used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Mitsubishi A6M Reisen 10,939 1939 Navy monoplane carrier fighter Allied reporting name Zeke or "Zero"; used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Mitsubishi A7M Reppu 8 1944 Navy monoplane carrier fighter
Mitsubishi B1M 443 1923 Navy biplane carrier torpedo bomber Surplus B1Ms converted for civilian use, 1929
Mitsubishi B2M 206 1932 Navy biplane carrier torpedo bomber
Mitsubishi B5M 125 1936 Navy monoplane attack bomber Allied reporting name Mabel; some used as kamikazes
Mitsubishi C1M 159 1932 Navy biplane shipboard reconnaissance Used as intermediate trainers until late-1930s; many converted to civil use, some remained in civilian service until 1938
Mitsubishi F1M 1,118 1936 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Allied reporting name Pete; retired
Mitsubishi G3M/L3Y 1,048 1934 Navy twin-engine attack bomber Allied reporting name Nell; transport variant built as L3Y; retired 1945
Mitsubishi G4M 2,435 1939 Navy twin-engine attack bomber Allied reporting name Betty; retired 1945
Mitsubishi G6M 30 1940 Navy twin-engine convoy fighter Allied reporting name Betty; some G6M1s built as transports or trainers; retired 1945
Mitsubishi J2M Raiden 621 1942 Navy monoplane interceptor
Mitsubishi J8M Shusui 5 1945 Navy rocket interceptor
Mitsubishi K3M/Ki-7 625 1930 Navy monoplane crew trainer Allied reporting name Pine; some built as transports
Mitsubishi 己 1 (Ka-1)/Hanriot HD.14 146+ 1924 Army biplane primary trainer Built under licence by Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Ki-1 219 1933 Army twin-engine heavy bomber Replaced, 1937
Mitsubishi Ki-2 187 1933 Army twin-engine light bomber Allied reporting name Louise; replaced by the late 1930s & used as trainers
Mitsubishi Ki-15/C5M 500 ca. 1936 Army single-engine reconnaissance Allied reporting name Babs; some used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Mitsubishi Ki-20 6 1931 Army twin-engine heavy bomber All aircraft either destroyed during WWII or scrapped in the latter portion of the 1940s
Mitsubishi Ki-21 2,064 1936 Army twin-engine heavy bomber Allied reporting names Sally/Gwen; retired 1945
Mitsubishi Ki-30 686 1937 Army single-engine light bomber Allied reporting name Ann; most relegated to trainers by end of 1942; many used as kamikazes
Mitsubishi Ki-46 1,742 1939 Army twin-engine reconnaissance Allied reporting name Dinah; retired 1945
Mitsubishi Ki-51 1,472 1939 Army single-engine assault bomber Allied reporting name Sonia; used as kamikazes
Mitsubishi Ki-57/L4M/MC-20 406 1939 Army/Navy twin-engine transport Allied reporting name Topsy
Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu 606 1942 Army twin-engine heavy bomber
Mitsubishi Ki-83 4 1944 Army twin-engine escort fighter
Mitsubishi Ki-109 22 1944 Army twin-engine interceptor Experimental
Mitsubishi Ki-200 Shusui 5 1945 Army rocket interceptor Experimental
Mitsubishi Ko-1 57 1915 Army sesquiplane trainer License-built Nieuport 81 E.2s; retired
Nakajima A1N 151 1927 Navy biplane carrier fighter Retired 1935
Nakajima A2N 166 1929 Navy biplane carrier fighter
Nakajima A4N 221 1935 Navy biplane carrier fighter
Nakajima A6M2-N 327 1942 Navy floatplane fighter
Nakajima Army Type 91 450 1927 Army monoplane fighter Retired 1937
Nakajima B5N 1,150 ca. 1937 Navy monoplane carrier torpedo bomber Allied reporting name Kate; used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Nakajima B-6 2 1919 Army biplane bomber Licence-built Breguet 14 B.2; retired
Nakajima B6N Tenzan 1,268 1941 Navy single-engine carrier torpedo bomber Allied reporting name Jill; used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Nakajima C3N 2 1936 Navy single-engine shipboard reconnaissance
Nakajima C6N Saiun 463 1943 Navy single-engine shipboard reconnaissance
Nakajima E2N 80 1929 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Withdrawn from front-line units in the 1930s & either reassigned to training duties or sold to civil buyers
Nakajima E4N 171 1930 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Nine E4N2-Cs were converted to P1 mail planes, 1933
Nakajima E8N 753 1934 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Allied reporting name Dave
Nakajima E12N 2 1938 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Experimental seaplane prototypes; work suspended 1939[6][7]
Nakajima G5N Shinzan 6 1941 Navy four-engine heavy bomber Allied reporting name Liz; Experimental plane also used as (4) long-range transports (G5N2-L Shinzan-Kai); retired 1945
Nakajima G8N Renzan 4 1944 Navy four-engine heavy bomber
Nakajima J1N Gekko 429 1941 Navy twin-engine night fighter Allied reporting name Irving; also used for long-range reconnaissance & observation; retired 1945
Nakajima J5N Tenrai 6 1944 Navy twin-engine interceptor Experimental
Nakajima Kikka 2 1945 Navy jet interceptor
Nakajima Ki-4 518 1934 Army biplane direct co-operation Retired 1943
Nakajima Ki-6/C2N 47+ 1930 Army/Navy single-engine transport/trainer
Nakajima Ki-19 4 1937 Army twin-engine heavy bomber Unsuccessful prototypes; one converted to N-19 mail plane, 1939
Nakajima Ki-27 3,368 1936 Army monoplane fighter Allied reporting name Nate; some used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Nakajima Ki-34/L1N 318 1936 Army/Navy twin-engine transport Allied reporting name Thora
Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa 5,919 1939 Army monoplane fighter Allied reporting name Oscar; many used as kamikazes; retired 1945
Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki 1,225 1940 Army monoplane fighter Allied reporting name Tojo; retired 1945
Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu 763 1939 Army twin-engine heavy bomber Allied reporting name Helen; used in anti-submarine patrols, troop transports & as kamikazes; retired 1945
Nakajima Ki-58 3 1940 Army twin-engine escort fighter Prototype version of Nakajima Ki-49
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate 3,514 1943 Army monoplane fighter
Nakajima Ki-87 1 1945 Army monoplane high-altitude fighter
Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi 105 1945 Army single-engine attack bomber Kamikaze
Nakajima Ko-2 40 1914 Army sesquiplane trainer License-built Nieuport 83 E.2; retired
Nakajima Ko-3 102 1917 Army sesquiplane fighter License-built Nieuport 24/27 - also used as a trainer; retired 1926
Nakajima Ko-4 608 1918 Army biplane fighter Licence-built Nieuport-Delage NiD 29; retired 1937
Nakajima LXD-1 1 1939 Navy four-engine transport Experimental airliner Douglas DC-4E sold to Japan for reverse-engineering
Nakajima Type 5 101+ 1919 Army biplane trainer [8]First civilian-built, military standard aeroplane made in Japan[9]
Nieuport NG & NM (IV.G & IV.M) 2 1913 Army monoplane reconnaissance Retired
Nihon L7P 1 1942 Navy amphibian transport
Nippi K8Ni1 2 1938 Navy floatplane primary trainer [10][11]
Rikugun Ki-93 1 1945 Army twin-engine fighter
Seversky A8V 20 1938 Navy monoplane reconnaissance Allied reporting name Dick; sold to Japan as A8V1; retired
Nakajima/Showa L2D 487 1939 Navy twin-engine transport Allied reporting name Tabby; license-built version of Douglas DC-3
Sopwith 1½ Strutter 7+ 1915 Army biplane reconnaissance
Sopwith Pup 50 1919 Navy biplane advanced trainer Retired
SPAD S.XIII Hei 1 100 1919 Army biplane fighter Retired 1922
Tachikawa Ki-9 2,618 1935 Army biplane intermediate trainer Allied reporting name Spruce; some used as kamikazes; retired 1951
Tachikawa Ki-17 560 1935 Army biplane primary trainer Allied reporting name Cedar
Tachikawa Ki-36 1,334 1938 Army single-engine direct co-operation Allied reporting name Ida; used as kamikazes
Tachikawa Ki-54 1,368 1940 Army twin engine crew trainer Allied reporting name Hickory; also used as light transport, communications aircraft & maritime reconnaissance; retired 1945
Tachikawa Ki-55 1,389 1939 Army monoplane advanced trainer Allied reporting name Ida; retired 1945
Tachikawa Ki-70 3 1943 Army twin-engine reconnaissance
Tachikawa Ki-74 14 1944 Army twin-engine reconnaissance bomber
Tachikawa Ki-77 2 1942 Army twin-engine transport
Tachikawa Ki-94-I 1 1945 Army push-pull high-altitude fighter
Tachikawa Ki-94-II 1 1945 Army single-engine high-altitude fighter
Tachikawa KKY 23 1935 Army biplane ambulance Funded by private donations[12]
Tachikawa SS-1 2 1943 Army twin engine monoplane High altitude research
Tokyo Koku Ki-107 29 1944 Army monoplane primary trainer
Watanabe E9W 35 1938 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Allied reporting name Slim; retired 1942
Watanabe K6W 3 1937 Navy biplane seaplane trainer [13]Experimental
Watanabe K8W 3 1938 Navy biplane seaplane trainer Unsuccessful prototype that never entered production
Yokosuka B4Y 205 1935 Navy biplane carrier torpedo bomber Allied reporting name Jean; retired 1943
Yokosuka D3Y1-K Myojo 5 1945 Navy monoplane bomber trainer Wood D3A
Yokosuka D4Y Suisei 2,038 1940 Navy single-engine carrier dive bomber Allied reporting name Judy, some built for reconnaissance, night fighter use or kamikazes; retired 1945
Yokosuka E1Y 320 1926 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance Retired 1932; many E1Ys sold as civil aircraft
Yokosuka E5Y 20 1930 Navy floatplane shipboard reconnaissance
Yokosuka E6Y 10 1932 Navy floatplane submarine reconnaissance Retired 1943
Yokosuka E14Y 126 1939 Navy floatplane submarine reconnaissance Allied reporting name Glen; retired 1943
Yokosuka H5Y 20 1936 Navy flying boat maritime reconnaissance Allied reporting name Cherry
Yokosuka I-go Ko-gata 70 1920 Navy biplane primary seaplane trainer [14]
Yokosuka K1Y 104 1925 Navy biplane primary seaplane trainer
Yokosuka K2Y 464 1929 Navy biplane primary trainer Versions of the Avro 504N & K2Y1; retired 1934
Yokosuka K4Y 211 1930 Navy biplane seaplane trainer A few aircraft released for civilian use
Yokosuka K5Y 5,770 1933 Navy biplane intermediate trainer Allied reporting name Willow
Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka 850 1944 Navy rocket assault bomber Kamikaze
Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa 3 1945 Navy glider glider trainer
Yokosuka P1Y Ginga 1,002 1943 Navy twin-engine attack bomber 97 built as night fighters
Yokosuka R2Y Keiun 1 1945 Navy single-engine reconnaissance
Yokosuka Ro-go Ko-gata 218 1918 Navy floatplane reconnaissance Retired 1928

Post-1945

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See also: Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Fleet Air Force (JMSDF)
Type Origin Role Adopted Status Total Notes
Aeronca L-16 US utility 1952 retired 1953 20
AgustaWestland MCH-101 Italy/UK multi-role 2007 14 minesweeper/transport, replacing MH-53E
Beech King Air C90 US reconnaissance 1974 retired 2010 1 photo survey
Beech King Air LC-90 US utility 1974 5 liaison
Beechcraft 18 Benibato US trainer 1957 retired 1965 35
Beechcraft TC-90 US multi-engine trainer 1974 34 trainer
Beechcraft LR-2 US utility 1998 6 liaison
Beechcraft Queen Air Umibato US navigation trainer 1963 retired 2000 28 liaison
Beechjet T-400 US crew trainer 1994 13
Bell AH-1S Cobra US attack helicopter 1979 88
Bell H-13/47 US utility 1953 retired 1998 127 helicopter
Bell UH-1B/H Hiyodori US utility 1962 223 helicopter
Boeing AH-64D US attack helicopter 2007 12
Boeing 747-47C US transport 1992 retired 2019 2 VIP transport
Boeing E-767 US AEW 1999 4 in use 4
Boeing KC-767J US transport 2009 4 in use 4 In-flight refueling
Boeing CH-47J/CH-47JA US transport 1988 32 helicopter license-built by Kawasaki
British Aerospace U–125 UK utility 1992 27 also search & rescue
Cessna U206G Stationair US utility 1977 retired 1997 1
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog Soyokaze US reconnaissance 1954 retired 1994 129 22 built by Fuji
Curtiss C-46 Commando US transport 1954 retired 1978 48
Douglas R4D Dakota Manazuru US transport 1958 retired 1972 4
Eurocopter TH-135 Multinational trainer 2009 15 helicopter
Fuji LM-1 Nikko Japan trainer 1955 retired 1983 134 also liaison, T-34 Mentor development
Fuji LM-2/KM-2/TL-1 Japan trainer 1962 retired 1998 66 also liaison
Fuji T-1 Hatsutaka Japan advanced trainer 1960 retired 2006 64
Fuji T-3 (KM-2B) Japan trainer 1978 retired 2007 50
Fuji T-5 (KM-2D) Japan trainer 1988 36
Fuji T-7 (KM-2F) Japan trainer 2002 49
Fuji TACOM Japan UAV 1995 retired 2011 6
Fuji UH-1J Japan utility 1994 100-(120) helicopter, UH-1H development
Grumman Albatross Harigane US multi-role 1961 retired 1976 6 amphibian, one converted for research as UF-XS
Grumman Goose US utility 1955 retired 1961 4 amphibian
Grumman E-2C US AEW 1983 51
Grumman S2F-1 Aotaka US maritime patrol 1957 retired 1986 60
Grumman TBM-3 Avenger US multi-role 1954 retired 1961 20
Gulfstream U-4 US transport 1997 5
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse US reconnaissance 1969 332 helicopter
Hughes TH-55J US trainer 1971 retired 1995 38 helicopter
Kawasaki C-1 Japan transport 1974 31
Kawasaki C-2 Japan transport 2016 7 replacing C–1 and C–130H
Kawasaki KH-4 Japan utility 1965 19 helicopter, Bell 47G variant.
Kawasaki-Vertol KV-107II Japan transport 1966 retired 2009 120 helicopter
Kawasaki KAL-2 Japan liaison 1954 retired 1964 2 prototypes
Kawasaki OH-1 Ninja Japan reconnaissance 2000 31 helicopter (Kongata Kansoko)
Kawasaki P-1 Japan maritime patrol 2013 in use
Kawasaki P-2J Owashi Japan maritime patrol 1966 retired 1998 82 P2V Neptune development
Kawasaki P2V-7 VSA Japan research 1977 retired 1982 1 Variable Stability Aircraft research
Kawasaki T-4 Japan trainer 1988 208
Learjet U-36A US trainer 1985 6 combat support Learjet 35A
Lockheed C-130H US transport 1983 16 used by JMSDF and JASDF
Lockheed Martin C-130R US transport 2014-2016 6 ex-USAF KC-130R aerial tanker (sold as C-130R without refueling system) with regeneration from 2012 to 2016. Assigned to JMSDF.
Lockheed Martin F-35A US multi-role 2018 23 105 total ordered. 38 being built by Mitsubishi.
Lockheed Martin F-35B US multi-role 2025 (expected) 42 total ordered
Lockheed F-104J Eiko US fighter 1966 retired 1986 210 imports/kits/license production
Lockheed F-104DJ Eiko US trainer 1966 retired 1986 20 Lockheed kits
Lockheed P2V-7 Owashi US maritime patrol 1959 retired 1981 64
Lockheed P-3C US maritime patrol 1981 110
Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon US maritime patrol 1955 retired 1960 17
Lockheed T-33 Wakataka US trainer 1954 retired 2000 287
MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 Japan utility 1985 2 helicopter, flight test assistance
McDonnell Douglas F-4EJ US fighter 1971 retired 2021 140 138 built by Mitsubishi, 96 updated to F-4EJ Kai in 1995
McDonnell Douglas RF-4E US reconnaissance 1974 retired 2020 14
Mitsubishi X-2 Shinshin Japan research 2016 1 stealth technology testbed
Mitsubishi F-4EJ Kai Japan fighter 1989 retired 2021 96 96 F-4EJs updated to F-4EJ Kai in 1995
Mitsubishi RF-4EJ US/Japan reconnaissance 1990 retired 2020 15 converted from F-4EJ and F-4EJ Kai
Mitsubishi F-1 Japan fighter 1978 retired 2006 77
Mitsubishi F-2 Viper Zero Japan fighter 2000 98 derived from F-16
Mitsubishi F-15J Japan fighter 1981 223 12 built by MDD, the rest by Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi F-15DJ Japan trainer 1981 48
Mitsubishi F-X Japan fighter 2035 (planned) Planned sixth-generation stealth fighter developed from X-2 Shinshin and i3 fighter concept
Mitsubishi MU-2/LR-1 Japan utility 1967 retired 2008 53 also SAR and photo-reconnaissance
Mitsubishi RP-1 Japan research 1994 1 helicopter
Mitsubishi SH-60J Japan ASW 1991 70 helicopter
Mitsubishi SH-60K Japan ASW 2005 (50) helicopter, replacing SH-60J
Mitsubishi T-2/T-2A Japan advanced trainer 1975 retired 2006 96
Mitsubishi T-2 CCV Japan research 1984 retired 1998 1 Control Configured Vehicle
NAMC YS-11 Japan transport 1965 23
North American F-86D Gekko US fighter 1958 retired 1968 122 imported
North American F-86F Kyokuko US fighter 1955 retired 1982 435 imports/kits/license production
North American RF-86F US reconnaissance 1961 retired 1979 18
North American T-6/SNJ Texan Matsukaze US trainer 1954 retired 1970 232
North American T-28B Trojan US trainer 1956 retired 1963 1
Piper L-21B/PA-18 Super Cub US reconnaissance 1953 retired 1965 62
SAAB X1G Sweden utility 1957 retired 1987 1 STOL research, flight test assistance
ShinMaywa PS-1 Japan maritime patrol 1971 retired 1989 21 flying boat
ShinMaywa UF-XS Japan research 1963 retired 1967 1
ShinMaywa US-1/US-1A Japan SAR 1975 retired 2017 19 flying boat
ShinMaywa US-2 Japan SAR 2007 in use 3-(14) flying boat
Sikorsky S-55 US utility 1953 retired 1976 65 helicopter
Sikorsky S-61 Chidori US multi-role 1963 retired 2008 185 ASW, utility and SAR helicopter
Sikorsky S-62J Raicho US SAR 1963 retired 1988 19 helicopter
Sikorsky MH-53E US minesweeper 1989 11 helicopter
Sikorsky UH-60J/JA US multi-role 1990 47 helicopter
Stinson L-5 Sentinel US reconnaissance 1953 retired 1958 35
Vertol H-21 Houo US multi-role 1959 retired 1971 12 helicopter

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Mikesh, 1990, p.88
  2. ^ All the Experimental Aircraft in Japanese Army by Minoru Akimoto
  3. ^ "Kawasaki Ki-66". historyofwar.org.
  4. ^ "Kawasaki Ki.119 Info". daveswarbirds.com.
  5. ^ "Kawasaki Ki-119". historyofwar.org.
  6. ^ "Aichi E12A". historyofwar.org.
  7. ^ "Nakajima E12N1 Experimental 12-Shi Two-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane". historyofwar.org.
  8. ^ Mikesh, 1990, p.201-202/209
  9. ^ "Nakajima Type 4 / 5 / 6". flyingmachines.ru.
  10. ^ Mikesh, 1990, p.240
  11. ^ "WW2 Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation - picture of Nippi K8Ni1 (1938)". naval encyclopedia.
  12. ^ Mikesh, 1990, p.250
  13. ^ Mikesh, 1990, p.259-260
  14. ^ Mikesh, 1990, p.269-270

Bibliography

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  • Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft, 1910–1941. London, UK: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.
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