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1942. 1532. IJN. Kawanishi N1K1-J/N1K2-J Shiden Navy Land-Based Interceptor. George. 1943. 1435. IJN. Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter.
7 August 1945. The Nakajima Kikka (橘花, " tachibana orange blossom"), initially designated Kōkoku Nigō Heiki (皇国二号兵器, "Imperial Weapon No. 2"), is Japan 's first turbojet-powered aircraft. It was developed late in World War II, and the single completed prototype flew only once, in August 1945, before the end of the conflict.
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien with drop tank. The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (飛燕, "flying swallow") is a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft.Used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, it was designated the "Army Type 3 Fighter" (三式戦闘機). [2]
Developed into. Mitsubishi A7M. The Mitsubishi A6M " Zero " is a long-range carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1940 to 1945. The A6M was designated as the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 carrier fighter[1 ...
Prototype of the completed J7W1 in 1945. The Kyūshū J7W Shinden (震電, "Magnificent Lightning") is a World War II Japanese propeller-driven prototype fighter plane with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nose-mounted canard, and a pusher engine. Developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as a short-range, land-based interceptor, the ...
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, not World War II Allied codenames.
1945. The Nakajima B5N (Japanese: 中島 B5N, Allied reporting name " Kate ") was the standard carrier-based torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of World War II. It also served as a high level bomber. Although the B5N was substantially faster and more capable than its Allied counterparts, the American Douglas TBD ...
Introduction date. December 1942. First flight. 20 March 1942. Retired. August 1945. The Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (雷電, "Lightning Bolt") is a single-engined land-based fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in World War II. The Allied reporting name was "Jack".