Japan

大日本帝國海軍航空隊

Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun Koukuu-tai

Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service

Aircraft Code Names & Designations

1929 - 1945

艦上攻撃機

B = Kanjyo Kougeki-ki

Carrier Attack Aircraft

"Attack aircraft aboard a warship" - aircraft used for horizontal bombing and torpedo bombing

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Nakajima B6N Tenzan

Designer or Manufacturer Trial Desig.
(Shisaku Seizo)
Project Designation
(Ki Go - Ryaku Go)
Official Designation
(Seishiki Meisho)
Popular Name Allied Code Name
Mitsubishi 1MT1 -- -- Navy Type 10 Carrier Torpedo Bomber -- --
Mitsubishi 2MT -- B1M Navy Type 13 Carrier Attack Aircraft -- --
Mitsubishi 3MR -- B2M Navy Type 89 Carrier Attack Aircraft -- --
Mitsubishi 3MT5 7-Shi -- Navy Experimental Twin-engine Carrier Aircraft -- --
Aichi AB-8 7-Shi -- Navy Experimental Carrier Attack Aircraft -- --
Mitsubishi 3MT10 7-Shi -- Navy Experimental Carrier Attack Aircraft -- --
Nakajima 7-Shi -- Navy Experimental Carrier Attack Aircraft -- --
Kusho 7-Shi B3Y Navy Type 92 Carrier Attack Aircraft -- --
Mitsubishi 9-Shi B4M Navy Experimental Carrier Attack Aircraft -- --
Nakajima 9-Shi B4N Navy Experimental Carrier Attack Aircraft -- --
Kugisho 9-Shi B4Y Navy Type 96 Carrier Attack Aircraft -- Jean
Mitsubishi 10-Shi B5M Navy Type 97-2 Carrier Attack Aircraft -- Mabel
Nakajima Type K 10-Shi B5N Navy Types 97-1, -3 Carrier Attack Aircraft -- Kate
Nakajima 14-Shi B6N Navy Carrier Attack Aircraft 天山 Tenzan Jill
Aichi AM-23 16-Shi B7A Navy Carrier Attack Aircraft 流星 Ryusei Grace
Aichi AM-26 20-Shi B8A Navy Experimental Special Torpedo Bomber Aircraft 木星 Mokusei --
Nakajima -- C6N1-B Navy Torpedo Bomber 彩雲 Saiun Myrt
Northrop Gamma 2E, Gamma 5A, Gamma 5D -- BXN Navy Experimental Type N Carrier Attack Aircraft? -- --
Designer or Manufacturer Trial Desig.
(Shisaku Seizo)
Project Designation
(Ki Go - Ryaku Go)
Official Designation
(Seishiki Meisho)
Popular Name Allied Code Name

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Mitsubishi 3MT10
(Navy 7-Shi Experimental Carrier Attack Aircraft)

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