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

飛行艇

H = Hiko-tei

Flying Boat

"Boat seaplane"

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Kusho H7Y

Designer or Manufacturer Trial Desig.
(Shisaku Seizo)
Project Designation
(Ki Go - Ryaku Go)
Official Designation
(Seishiki Meisho)
Popular Name Allied Code Name
Hiro -- H1H Navy Type 15 Flying Boat -- --
Hiro -- H2H Navy Type 89 Flying Boat -- --
Hiro 4-Shi H3H Navy Type 90-1 Flying Boat -- --
Kawanishi Type F 4-Shi H3K Navy Type 90-2 Flying Boat -- Belle
Aichi AB-4 6-Shi -- Experimental 6-Shi Night Reconnaissance Flying Boat -- --
Hiro -- H4H Navy Type 91 Flying Boat -- --
Kugisho 9-Shi H5Y Navy Type 99 Flying Boat -- Cherry
Kawanishi K-23, Type S 9-Shi H6K Navy Type 97 Flying Boat -- Mavis
Kugisho 12-Shi H7Y Navy Experimental Special Flying Boat -- Tillie
Kawanishi 13-Shi H8K Navy Type 2 Flying Boat -- Emily
Aichi AM-21 13-Shi H9A Navy Type 2 Training Flying Boat -- --
Hiro 14-Shi H10H Navy Experimental Medium Flying Boat -- --
Kawanishi K-60 -- H11K Navy Experimental Large Transport Flying Boat 蒼空 Soku --
Consolidated P2Y-1 -- HXC Navy Experimental Type C Flying Boat -- --
Douglas DF -- HXD Navy Experimental Type D Flying Boat -- --
Potez 452 -- HXP Navy Experimental Type P Flying Boat? -- --
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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Hiro H3H1 Navy Type 90-1 Flying Boat

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