Japan 大日本帝國陸軍航空隊 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun Kokutai Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Aircraft Code Names & Designations 1932 - 1945 キ Ki = 機体 Kitai (Airframe, Fuselage)

Nakajima Ki-8 Experimental Two-seat Fighter

Manufacturer Project Designation (Ki Go, Ryaku Go) Official Designation (Seishiki Meisho) Popular Name Allied Code Name Fiat BR.20 Cicogna -- Army Type I Medium Bomber (or Heavy Bomber) -- Ruth Lockheed Model 14-WG3B Super Electra -- Army Type LO Transport -- Thelma, Toby

Fiat Army Type I Medium Bomber

Manufacturer Project Designation (Ki Go, Ryaku Go) Official Designation (Seishiki Meisho) Popular Name Allied Code Name Mitsubishi Ki-1 Army Type 93 Heavy Bomber -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-2 Army Type 93 Twin-engined Light Bomber -- Louise Kawasaki KDA-6 Ki-3 Army Type 93 Single-engine Light Bomber -- -- Nakajima Ki-4 Army Type 94 Reconnaissance Aircraft -- -- Kawasaki Ki-5 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Nakajima Ki-6 Army Type 95-2 Trainer -- -- Mitsubishi Ka-2 Ki-7 Army Experimental Crew Trainer -- -- Nakajima DF Ki-8 Army Experimental Two-seat Fighter -- -- Tachikawa Ki-9 Army Type 95-1 Intermediate Trainer -- Spruce Kawasaki Ki-10 Army Type 95 Fighter -- Perry Nakajima PA Ki-11 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Nakajima Ki-12 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Nakajima Ki-13 Army Experimental Direct Co-operation Aircraft -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-14 Army Experimental Co-operation Aircraft -- -- Mitsubishi Karigane Ki-15 Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance Plane -- Babs Nakajima Ki-16 Army Experimental Transport -- -- Tachikawa Ki-17 Army Type 95-3 Primary Trainer -- Cedar Mitsubishi Ki-18 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Nakajima Ki-19 Army Experimental Heavy Bomber -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-20 Army Type 92 Heavy Bomber -- --

Nakajima Ki-12 Army Experimental Fighter

Manufacturer Project Designation (Ki Go, Ryaku Go) Official Designation (Seishiki Meisho) Popular Name Allied Code Name Mitsubishi Ki-21 Army Type 97 Heavy Bomber -- Sally Kawasaki Ki-22 Army Experimental Heavy Bomber -- -- Fukuda Ki-23 Army Training Sailplane -- -- Tachikawa Ki-24 Army Primary Trainer -- -- Tachikawa Ki-25 Army Experimental Glider -- -- Tachikawa Ki-26 Army Experimental Glider -- -- Nakajima PE Ki-27 Army Type 97 Fighter, Fighter Trainer -- Nate Kawasaki Ki-28 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Tachikawa Ki-29 Army Experimental Light Bomber -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-30 Army Type 97 Light Bomber -- Ann Nakajima Ki-31 Army Experimental Light Bomber -- -- Kawasaki Ki-32 Army Type 98 Light Bomber -- Mary Mitsubishi Ki-33 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Nakajima AT-1, AT-2 Ki-34 Army Type 97 Transport -- Thora Mitsubishi Ki-35 Army Experimental Direct Co-operation Plane -- -- Tachikawa Ki-36 Army Type 98 Direct Co-operation Plane -- Ida Nakajima Ki-37 Army Experimental Twin-engined Fighter -- -- Kawasaki Ki-38 Army Experimental Twin-engined Fighter -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-39 Army Experimental Twin-engined Fighter -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-40 Army Experimental Command Reconnaissance Plane -- --

Kawasaki Ki-28 Army Experimental Fighter

Manufacturer Project Designation (Ki Go, Ryaku Go) Official Designation (Seishiki Meisho) Popular Name Allied Code Name Nakajima Ki-41 Army Experimental High-speed Transport -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-42 Army Experimental Bomber -- -- Nakajima Ki-43 Army Type 1 Fighter 隼 Hayabusa Oscar Nakajima Ki-44 Army Type 2 Single-seat Fighter 鍾馗 Shoki Tojo Kawasaki Ki-45 Army Type 2 Twin-engine Fighter 屠龍 Toryu Nick Mitsubishi Ki-46 Army Type 100 Command Reconnaissance Plane -- Dinah Mitsubishi Ki-47 Army Experimental Light Bomber -- -- Kawasaki Ki-48 Army Type 99 Twin-engine Light Bomber -- Lily Nakajima Ki-49 Army Type 100 Heavy Bomber 呑龍 Donryu Helen Mitsubishi Ki-50 Army Experimental Heavy Bomber -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-51 Army Type 99 Assault Plane -- Sonia Nakajima Ki-52 Army Experimental Dive Bomber -- -- Nakajima Ki-53 Army Experimental Twin-engined Fighter -- -- Tachikawa Ki-54 Army Type 1 Advanced Trainer -- Hickory Tachikawa Ki-55 Army Type 99 Advanced Trainer -- Ida Kawasaki Ki-56 Army Type 1 Freight Transport -- Thalia Mitsubishi Ki-57 Army Type 100 Transport -- Topsy Nakajima Ki-58 Army Experimental Escort Fighter -- -- Kokusai TK-3 Ki-59 Army Type 1 Transport -- Theresa Kawasaki Ki-60 Army Experimental Fighter -- --

Nakajima Ki-58 Army Experimental Escort Fighter

Manufacturer Project Designation (Ki Go, Ryaku Go) Official Designation (Seishiki Meisho) Popular Name Allied Code Name Kawasaki Ki-61 Army Type 3 Fighter 飛燕 Hien Tony Nakajima Ki-62 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Nakajima Ki-63 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Kawasaki Ki-64 Army Experimental High-speed Fighter -- Rob Mansyu Ki-65 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Kawasaki Ki-66 Army Experimental Dive Bomber -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-67 Army Type 4 Heavy Bomber 飛龍 Hiryu Peggy Nakajima Ki-68 Army Experimental Long-range Bomber -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-69 Army Experimental Long-range Fighter -- -- Tachikawa Ki-70 Army Experimental High-speed Command Reconnaissance Plane -- Clara Mansyu Ki-71 Army Experimental Reconnaissance/Assault Plane -- Edna Tachikawa Ki-72 Army Experimental Direct Co-operation Plane -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-73 Army Experimental Fighter -- Steve Tachikawa Ki-74 Army Experimental Long-range Bomber -- Patsy Nakajima Ki-75 Army Experimental Twin-engined High-altitude Night Fighter -- -- Kokusai Ki-76 Army Type 3 Command Liaison Plane -- Stella Tachikawa Ki-77 Army Experimental Long-range Research Plane -- -- Kawasaki Ki-78 Army Experimental High-speed Research Plane -- -- Mansyu Ki-79 Army Type 2 Advanced Trainer -- -- Nakajima Ki-80 Army Experimental Multi-seat Fighter -- --

Tachikawa Ki-70 Army Experimental High-speed Command Reconnaissance Plane

Mansyu Ki-71 Army Experimental Reconnaissance/Assault Plane "Edna"

Manufacturer Project Designation (Ki Go, Ryaku Go) Official Designation (Seishiki Meisho) Popular Name Allied Code Name Kawasaki Ki-81 Army Experimental Multi-seat Fighter -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-82 Army Experimental Long-range Fighter -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-83 Army Experimental Long-range Fighter -- -- Nakajima Ki-84 Army Type 4 Fighter 疾風 Hayate Frank Kawanishi Ki-85 Army Experimental Long-range Bomber -- -- Kokusai Ki-86 Army Type 4 Primary Trainer -- Cypress Nakajima Ki-87 Army Experimental High-altitude Fighter -- -- Kawasaki Ki-88 Army Experimental High-speed Fighter -- -- Kawasaki Ki-89 Army Experimental Research Plane -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-90 Army Experimental Bomber -- -- Kawasaki Ki-91 Army Experimental Heavy Bomber -- -- Tachikawa Ki-92 Army Experimental Transport -- -- Giken Ki-93 Army Experimental Ground Attack Aircraft -- -- Tachikawa Ki-94 Army Experimental High-altitude Fighter -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-95 Army Experimental Command Reconnaissance Plane -- -- Kawasaki Ki-96 Army Experimental Twin-engined Fighter -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-97 Army Experimental Transport -- -- Mansyu Ki-98 Army Experimental Assault Plane; Army Heavy Fighter -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-99 Army Experimental Short-range Fighter -- -- Kawasaki Ki-100 Army Type 5 Fighter -- --

Kawasaki Ki-88 Army Experimental High-speed Fighter

Manufacturer Project Designation (Ki Go, Ryaku Go) Official Designation (Seishiki Meisho) Popular Name Allied Code Name Nakajima Ki-101 Army Twin-engined Night Fighter -- -- Kawasaki Ki-102 Army Experimental High-altitude Fighter; Army Type 4 Assault Plane; Army Night Fighter -- Randy Mitsubishi Ki-103 Army Experimental Long-range Fighter -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-104 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Kokusai Ki-105 Army Experimental Transport 鳳 Ohtori Buzzard Tachikawa Ki-106 Army Experimental Fighter -- Frank Tokyo Koku Ki-107 Army Experimental Primary Trainer -- -- Kawasaki Ki-108 Army Experimental High-altitude Interceptor -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-109 Army Experimental Interceptor Fighter -- Peggy Tachikawa Ki-110 Army Experimental Transport -- -- Tachikawa Ki-111 Army Experimental Transport -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-112 Army Experimental Multi-seat Fighter -- -- Nakajima Ki-113 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Tachikawa Ki-114 Army Experimental Transport -- -- Nakajima Ki-115 Army Special Attacker 剣 Tsurugi -- Manshu Ki-116 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Nakajima Ki-117 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Nakajima Ki-118 Army Experimental Fighter -- -- Kawasaki Ki-119 Army Experimental Light Bomber -- -- unknown Ki-120 Army Experimental Transport -- -- -- Ki-121 to Ki-127 apparently not assigned -- -- Kokusai Ta-Go Ki-128 Army Special Attacker -- -- -- Ki-129 to Ki-146 apparently not assigned -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-147 Army Guided Missile イ号 Igo -- Kawasaki Ki-148 Army Guided Missile イ号 Igo-1-B -- Tokyo? Ki-149? -- -- -- -- Ki-150 to Ki-166 apparently not assigned -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-167 Army Special Attacker 桜弾 Sakura-dan -- -- Ki-168 to Ki-173 apparently not assigned -- -- Kawasaki Ki-174 Army Experimental Special Attack -- -- -- Ki-175 to Ki-199 apparently not assigned -- -- Mitsubishi Ki-200 Army Experimental Interceptor Fighter 秋水 Shusui -- Nakajima Ki-201 Army Experimental Fighter Attacker 火龍 Karyu -- Rikugun Ki-202 Army Experimental Interceptor Fighter 秋水改 Shusui-Kai -- -- Ki-203 to Ki-229 apparently not assigned -- -- Nakajima Ki-230 Army Experimental Special Attacker -- -- -- Ki-231 no known designations higher than "230" -- --

Notes

• Existing aircraft were re-designated with Kitai numbers in 1932.
• Kitai numbers were initially assigned in sequence, but, starting in 1944 (Type 4 - Ki-60's), were deliberately assigned out of sequence for disinformation purposes. This is the most likely explanation for gaps in the higher number range.

Kokusai Ki-105 Army Experimental Transport Ohtori

Kawasaki Ki-119 Army Experimental Light Bomber

Kawasaki Ki-78 Army Experimental High-speed Research Plane

Giken Ki-93 Army Experimental Ground Attack Aircraft

Nakajima Ki-115 Army Special Attacker 剣 Tsurugi

Abbreviations and Translations

• KDA: Kawasaki Dockyard Army-type.

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