Japanese Aircraft Designations in World War II


American intelligence gave the Japanese Aircraft code names during World War II.

DesignerType NoJNA CodeJAAF CodeJapanese NicknameAllied Name
MitsubishiType 96A5M--Claude
MitsubishiType 96G3M-ChukohNell
MitsubishiType 97-Ki-21-Sally
NakajimaType 97-Ki-27-Nate
NakajimaType 97B5N--Kate
KawanishiType 97H6K--Mavis
KawasakiType 98-Ki-32-Mary
KawasakiType 99-Ki-48-Lily
MitsubishiType 99-Ki-51-Sonia
AichiType 99D3A--Val
MitsubishiType 0A6M-Reisen, Zero-senZeke,Hamp
MitsubishiType 0A6M2-N-SuisenRufe
AichiType 0E13A--Jake
MitsubishiType 0F1M--Pete
NakajimaType 0-Ki-46-Dinah
NakajimaType 0-Ki-49DonryuHelen
NakajimaType 1-Ki-43HayabusaOscar
MitsubishiType 1G4M-HamakiBetty
NakajimaType 2-Ki-44ShokiTojo
KawasakiType 2-Ki-45ToryuNick
NakajimaType 2B6N-TenzanJill
YokosukaType 2D4Y-SuiseiJudy
NakajimaType 2J1N-GekkoIrving
KawanishiType 2H8K--Emily
KawanishiType 2N1K-KyofuRex
Kawanishi1944N1K2-J-Shiden-kaiGeorge
KawasakiType 3-Ki-61HienTony
Mitsubishi1943J2MRaidenJack
Yokosuka1943P1Y-GingaFrances
Yokosuka1943P1Y1-S-KyokkoFrances
MitsubishiType 4-Ki-67HiryuPeggy
NakajimaType 4-Ki-84HayateFrank
Nakajima1943C6N-SaiunMyrt
Aichi1943B7A-RyuseiGrace
KawasakiType 5-Ki-100--