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 上爆撃機

D = Kanjyo Bakugeki-ki

Carrier Bomber

"Bomber aircraft aboard a warship" - aircraft used for dive bombing

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Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Carrier Bomber

Designer or Manufacturer Trial Desig.
(Shisaku Seizo)
Project Designation
(Ki Go - Ryaku Go)
Official Designation
(Seishiki Meisho)
Popular Name Allied Code Name
Nakajima 6-Shi -- Navy Experimental Carrier Bomber? -- --
Nakajima 7-Shi -- Navy Experimental Carrier Bomber? -- --
Aichi AB-9 8-Shi D1A Navy Type 94 Carrier Bomber -- Susie
Aichi AB-10 -- D2A Navy Type 96 Carrier Bomber -- Susie
Nakajima 8-Shi D2N Navy Experimental Carrier Bomber -- --
Kusho 8-Shi D2Y Navy Experimental Carrier Bomber -- --
Aichi AM-17 11-Shi D3A Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber -- Val
Mitsubishi 11-Shi D3M Navy Experimental Carrier Bomber -- --
Nakajima 11-Shi D3N Navy Experimental Carrier Bomber -- --
Kugisho -- D3Y1-K Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Trainer 金星 Myojo --
Kugisho 13-Shi D4Y Navy Carrier Bomber 彗星 Suisei Judy
Kugisho -- D5Y Navy Special Attacker 金星改 Myojo Kai --
Douglas DB-19 -- DXD Navy Experimental Type D Attack Plane -- --
Heinkel He 118V-4 -- DXHe Navy Experimental Type He Attack Plane -- --
Designer or Manufacturer Trial Desig.
(Shisaku Seizo)
Project Designation
(Ki Go - Ryaku Go)
Official Designation
(Seishiki Meisho)
Popular Name Allied Code Name

Note: Numerical sequence continues in Special Aircraft series.


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