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User:Nigel Ish/Sandbox List of Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Designations

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The Imperial Japanese Navy used a number of designation systems for military aircraft


Taisho Era

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Navy Type No Manufacturer Short designation Other Designation/Notes
Navy Type 10 Carrier Fighter Mitsubishi Mitsubishi 1MF
Navy Type 10 Carrier Reconnaissance Aircraft Mitsubishi C1M Mitsubishi 2MR
Navy Type 10 Carrier Torpedo Bomber Mitsubishi Mitsubishi 1MT
Navy Type 10 Reconnaissance Seaplane Yokosuka
Navy Type 13 Carrier Attack Aircraft Mitsubishi Mitsubishi B1M Mitsubishi 2MT
Navy Type 13 Trainer Yokosuka Yokosuka K1Y
Navy Type 14 Reconnaissance Seaplane Yokosuka Yokosuka E1Y
Navy Type 15 Flying Boat Hiro Naval Arsenal Hiro H1H
Navy Type 15 Reconnaissance Seaplane Nakajima Aircraft Company Nakajima E2N
Experimental Type 15-Ko Reconnaissance Seaplane Aichi Kokuki Aichi Mi-go

Showa Era

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Navy Type No Shi-No Manufacturer Short designation Other Designation/Notes
Navy Type 2 Two-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane Aichi Kokuki Heinkel HD 25
Navy Type 2 Single-seat Reconnaissance Seaplane Aichi Kokuki Heinkel HD 26
Navy Type 3 Land Based Primary Trainer Yokosuka Yokosuka K2Y
Navy Type 3 Carrier Fighter Nakajima Aircraft Company Nakajima A1N
Navy Type 89 Carrier Attack Aircraft Mitsubishi Mitsubishi B2M Mitsubishi 3MR4
Navy Type 89 Flying Boat Hiro Hiro H2H
Navy Type 90 Carrier Fighter Nakajima Nakajima A2N Nakajima NY
Navy Type 90 Carrier Trainer Fighter Nakajima A3N
Navy Type 90 Crew Trainer Mitsubishi Mitsubishi K3M
Navy Type 90-1 Flying Boat Hiro Hiro H3H
Navy Type 90-2 Flying Boat Kawanishi Kawanishi H3K Short KF1
Navy Type 90-1 Reconnaissance Seaplane Aichi Aichi E3A Heinkel HD 56
Navy Type 90-2 Reconnaissance Seaplane Nakajima Nakajima E4N
Navy Type 90-3 Reconnaissance Seaplane Yokosuka Yokosuka E5Y
Navy Type 90 Seaplane Trainer Yokosuka Yokosuka K4Y
Experimental 6-Shi Carrier Two-seat Fighter Nakajima Nakajima NAF-1
Experimental Kusho 6-Shi Special Bomber Nakajima/Yokosuka Experimental dive bomber, two built
Navy Type 91 Flying Boat Hiro Hiro H4H
Experimental 6-Shi Night Reconnaissance Flying boat Aichi Aichi AB-4
Navy Type 91 Intermediate Trainer Yokosuka Developed into Yokosuka K5Y
Navy Type 91 Reconnaissance Seaplane Yokosuka Yokosuka E6Y
Experimental 7-Shi Carrier Attack Aircraft Aichi Aichi AB-8
Experimental 7-Shi Carrier Attack Aircraft Mitsubishi Mitsubishi 3MT10
Navy Type 92 Carrier Attack Bomber Yokosuka Yokosuka B3Y
Experimental 7–Shi Carrier Fighter Mitsubishi Mitsubishi 1MF10
Experimental 7-Shi Carrier Fighter Nakajima Nakajima NK1F
Experimental 7-Shi Reconnaissance Seaplane Aichi Aichi AB-6
Navy Type 93 Land Based Attack Aircraft 7-Shi Twin-engine Carrier Aircraft Mitsubishi Mitsubishi 3MT5
Navy Type 94 Carrier Bomber Experimental 8-Shi Special Bomber Aichi Aichi D1A1 Heinkel He 66
Experimental 8-Shi Two-seat Fighter Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Ka-8
Experimental 8-Shi Reconnaissance Seaplane Aichi Aichi E8A Aichi AB-7
Experimental 8-Shi Reconnaissance Seaplane Kawanishi Kawanishi E8K
Experimental 8-Shi Special Reconnaissance Aircraft Mitsubishi Mitsubishi G1M Twin engined long-range reconnaissance aircraft - one built
Navy Type 95 Reconnaissance Seaplane Nakajima Nakajima E8N

References

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  • Francillon, R.J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London:Putnam, 1970. ISBN 0 370 00033 1.
  • Mikesh, Robert C. and Abe, Shorzoe. Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941. London:Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0 85177 840 2.