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The Japanese military aircraft designation systems for the Imperial period (pre-1945) had multiple designation systems for each armed service. This led to the Allies' use of code names during World War II, and these code names are still better known in English-language texts than the real Japanese names for the aircraft. A number of different ...
Identification chart of Japanese aircraft Mitsubishi G3M aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy were nicknamed "Nell" by Allied forces during World War II.. The World War II Allied names for Japanese aircraft were reporting names, often described as codenames, given by Allied personnel to Imperial Japanese aircraft during the Pacific campaign of World War II.
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: Aichi D3A
Aircraft Allied Code Name First Flown Number Built Service Kawasaki Ki-48 Army Type 99 Twin-engined Light Bomber: Lily 1940 1997 IJA: Kawasaki Ki-32 Army Type 98 Light Bomber: Mary 1937 854 IJA: Mitsubishi G3M Navy Type 96 Land-based Attack Aircraft: Nell 1935 1048 IJN: Mitsubishi G4M Navy Type 1 Land-based Attack Aircraft: Betty 1941 2435 IJN
62 or 762 (outside Japan homeland) 762 with squadron code (Late 1944) Also known as the Shine Corps ... Japanese Military Aircraft Illustrated Vol. 1, Fighters, 1982.
The following is a list of aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (1912–1945). The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service was in existence from its inception in 1912 until its dissolution in 1945.
Together with reserve aircraft and the headquarters flight, an Air Combat Group typically had 45 aircraft (fighter) or up to 30 aircraft (bomber or reconnaissance). Two or more Air Combat Groups formed an Air Brigade ( 飛行団 , Hikōdan ) , which, together with base and support units and a number of Independent Squadrons, formed an Air Corps ...
The Emperor's Codes: Bletchley Park and the breaking of Japan's secret ciphers. London: Bantam Press. ISBN 0593-046412. Smith, Michael and Erskine, Ralph (editors): Action this Day (2001, Bantam London; pages 127-151) ISBN 0-593-04910-1 (Chapter 8: An Undervalued Effort: how the British broke Japan’s Codes by Michael Smith)