List of aircraft of the Japanese Navy

The following is the List of aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, both past and present.

Fighters

 * Gloster Sparrowhawk 1921 carrier-borne biplane fighter
 * Mitsubishi 1MF 1923 carrier-borne biplane fighter (Type 10 Fighter)
 * Nakajima A1N 1930 carrier-borne biplane fighter
 * Nakajima A2N 1932 carrier-borne biplane fighter
 * Nakajima A4N 1935 carrier-borne biplane fighter
 * Mitsubishi A5M Claude 1935 Navy carrier-based fighter
 * Mitsubishi A6M Zero 零戦 "Reisen" Zeke 1939 Navy carrier fighter (type 0), the "Zero"
 * Mitsubishi A7M 烈風 "Reppu" Sam 1944 Navy carrier-based fighter
 * Seversky A8V1 Type S Two Seat Fighter Late 1930s Two-seat Seversky P-35
 * Nakajima J1N 月光 "Gekko" Irving 1941 Navy land-based night fighter
 * Mitsubishi J2M 雷電 "Raiden" Jack 1942 Navy land-based interceptor
 * Nakajima J5N 天電 "Tenrai" 1944 Navy land-based interceptor
 * Kyushu J7W 震電 "Shinden" 1945 Navy interceptor
 * Mitsubishi J8M1 秋水 "Shusui" 1945 Rocket interceptor based on the Messerschmitt Me 163, for Army Mitsubishi Ki-200 and Navy
 * Mitsubishi J8M2 秋水改 "Shusui-kai" Rocket interceptor, Navy version of Army Mitsubishi Ki-202
 * Nakajima J9Y 橘花 "Kikka" 1945 Experimental Navy jet-powered fighter.
 * Kawanishi N1K-J 紫電 "Shiden" 1942 Navy ground-based derivative of the N1K
 * Kawanishi P1Y2-S 極光 1944 Navy night-fighter derivative of the Yokosuka P1Y
 * Aichi S1A 電光 "Denko" 1945 Navy night fighter

Bombers

 * Mitsubishi 1MT 1922 carrier torpedo bomber
 * Mitsubishi B1M 1923 carrier torpedo bomber
 * Mitsubishi B2M 1932 carrier torpedo bomber
 * Mitsubishi G3M Nell 1934 Navy land-based bomber
 * Aichi D1A Susie 1934 Navy carrier dive bomber
 * Yokosuka B4Y Jean 1935 biplane torpedo bomber
 * Mitsubishi B5M Mabel 1936 Navy carrier torpedo bomber
 * Nakajima B5N Kate 1937 Navy carrier torpedo bomber
 * Aichi D3A Val 1938 Navy carrier dive bomber
 * Mitsubishi G4M Betty 1939 Navy land-based bomber
 * Yokosuka D4Y 彗星 "Suisei" Judy 1940 dive bomber
 * Nakajima B6N 天山 "Tenzan" Jill 1941 Navy torpedo bomber
 * Aichi B7A 流星 "Ryusei" Grace 1942 Navy carrier torpedo bomber
 * Kyushu Q1W 東海 "Tokai" Lorna 1943 Navy anti-submarine patrol bomber
 * Yokosuka P1Y 銀河 "Ginga" Frances 1943 medium bomber
 * Nakajima G8N 連山 "Renzan" Rita 1944 Navy long-range heavy bomber
 * Tachikawa Ki-74 Patsy 1944 bomber, reconnaissance
 * Yokosuka MXY7 桜花 "Ohka" Baka 1944 manned flying bomb

Reconnaissance and liaison

 * Mitsubishi 2MR 1923 carrier reconnaissance aircraft (Type 10 Carrier Reconnaissance Aircraft)
 * Nakajima C6N 彩雲 "Saiun" Myrt 1943 Navy reconnaissance plane
 * Yokosuka R2Y 景雲 "Keiun" 1945 reconnaissance

Trainers

 * Kyushu K10W Oak Type 2 intermediate trainer.
 * Mitsubishi K3M Pine 1930 naval crew trainer.

Transports

 * Hitachi LXG1 (Liaison and communication)
 * Kawanishi H6K2/4-L (Transport Flying boat)
 * Kawanishi H6K3 (Transport Flying boat)
 * Kawanishi H8K2-L Seiku (Transport version of H8K)
 * Kawanishi E11K1 (Merchant Transport Hydroplane)
 * Mitsubishi K3M3-L "Pine" (Light Transport)
 * Mitsubishi L3Y1/2 (Armed Transport)
 * Mitsubishi G6M1/2-L (Armed Transport)
 * Mitsubishi L4M1 (Personnel Transport)
 * Nakajima C2N1 (Light transport)
 * Nakajima L1N1 (Personnel Transport)
 * Nakajima G5N2-L Shinzan "Liz" (Merchant transport)
 * Nihon L7P1 (Light amphibious transport)
 * Showa/Nakajima L2D2 "Tabby" (Merchants and Personnel Transport)
 * Yokosuka H5Y1 "Cherry" (Transport Hydroplane)
 * Kyushu K10W11 "Oak" (liaison and Communications)
 * Nakajima A4N1 (liaisons)
 * Aichi E13A1 "Jake" (liaisons and officer transport)

Flying boats and seaplanes

 * Maurice Farman 1913 reconnaissance and bomber seaplane
 * Yokosuka E1Y 1926 reconnaissance seaplane
 * Nakajima E2N 1929 reconnaissance seaplane
 * Aichi E3A 1930 reconnaissance seaplane
 * Nakajima E4N 1930 reconnaissance seaplane
 * Yokosuka E5Y 1930 reconnaissance seaplane
 * Yokosuka E6Y 1932 submarine based floatplane
 * Kawanishi E7K Alf 1933 reconnaissance seaplane
 * Nakajima E8N Dave 1934 reconnaissance seaplane
 * Kawanishi H6K Mavis 1936 recon. flying boat; formerly - Navy Type 97 Flying Boat
 * Mitsubishi F1M Pete 1936 observation seaplane
 * Yokosuka H5Y Cherry 1936 flying boat
 * Aichi E11A Laura 1937 reconnaissance flying boat
 * Yokosuka E14Y Glenn 1939 submarine based floatplane
 * Aichi E13A Jake 1940
 * Aichi H9A 1940
 * Kawanishi H8K Emily 1941   Flying Boat
 * Kawanishi H8K2-L 晴空 "Seiku" Emily Flying Boat
 * Kawanishi E15K 紫雲 "Shiun" Norm 1941 reconnaissance seaplane
 * Kawanishi N1K 強風 "Kyofu" Rex  1942 floatplane fighter
 * Aichi E16A 瑞雲 "Zuiun" Paul 1942 reconnaissance seaplane
 * Nakajima A6M2-N Rufe 1942  Mitsubishi Zero floatplane version
 * Aichi M6A 晴嵐 "Seiran" 1943 submarine based seaplane

Modern Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
(post 1945)

Flying boats

 * Consolidated PBY-6A 1955 Reconnaissance & anti-submarine flying boat
 * Grumman JRF-5 1955 Search and rescue flying boat
 * Grumman UF-2 1961 Search and rescue flying boat
 * Shin Meiwa UF-XS 1963 experimental flying boat.
 * Shin Meiwa PS-1 1968 Reconnaissance & anti-submarine flying boat
 * Shin Meiwa US-1 1975 Search and rescue flying boat
 * ShinMaywa US-2 2007 Search and rescue flying boat US-1A kai US-1A 改(kai)(kai=improved)

Helicopters

 * Kawasaki KH-4 1962