List of Japanese trainer aircraft during World War II

This is a List of trainer aircraft (練習機 Renshuu-ki - Trainer) the Japanese used during World War II. Names in quotes are Allied code names for clarity for English speakers and do not reflect the Japanese usage.

Purpose-Built Trainers[]

Basic trainers[]

• Tachikawa Ki-24 Basic training glider
• Kokusai Ki-86/K9W1 "Cypress" (Bücker Bü 131 built under license)
• Tachikawa Ki-9 "Spruce"
• Tachikawa Ki-17 "Cedar"
• Kawanishi K8K Navy Type 0 Primary Trainer Seaplane
• Mitsubishi K3M Navy Type 90 "Pine" also used by Army as Ki-7
• Yokosuka K5Y Navy Type 93 "Willow"
• Tokyo Koku Ki-107

Advanced trainers[]

• Mansyu Ki-79 (1 or 2 seat version of Ki-27 fighter modified for training)
• Tachikawa Ki-55 "Ida" (Version of Ki-36 "Ida" modified for training)
• Tachikawa Ki-54 (Model b) "Hickory" (modified for training)
• Nakajima Ki-34 "Thora" (advanced flying and paratroop trainer)
• Kyushu K10W1 Oak Intermediate/Advanced Trainer and Target tug
• Mitsubishi K7M Multi-engine trainer
• Kyushu K11W Shiragiku Navy Operations Trainer
• Mitsubishi A5M A5M2-K "Claude" (2 seat version of fighter)
• Mitsubishi A6M Zero A6M5-K "Zero" (2 seat version of fighter)
• Aichi M6A1-K Nanzan Land based trainer version of Aichi M6A Seiran floatplane.

Combat Aircraft used as Trainers[]

Many of these were either obsolete types used as trainers, or for crew familiarization similar in concept to the British use of OTU/OCU units and are not strictly trainers.

Fighter trainers[]

• Nakajima Type 91 (NC)
• Kawasaki Ki-10 "Perry"
• Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate"
• Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar"
• Nakajima Ki-44 Shoki "Tojo"
• Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Frank"
• Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien "Tony"
• Kawasaki Ki-100 Goshikisen
• Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu "Nick" (Heavy Fighter)
• Yokoi (Ku) Ki-13 Shusui (Rocket/Jet)

Reconnaissance trainers[]

• Mitsubishi Ki-15 "Babs"
• Mitsubishi Ki-46 (II KAI) "Dinah"

Light bomber trainers[]

• Kawasaki Type 88 (KDA-2)
• Kawasaki Ki-3
• Nakajima Ki-4
• Mitsubishi Ki-30 "Ann"
• Kawasaki Ki-32 "Mary"
• Tachikawa Ki-36 "Ida"
• Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily"
• Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia"

Twin-engined bomber trainers[]

• Mitsubishi Ki-1
• Mitsubishi Ki-2 "Louise"
• Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally"
• Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu "Helen"
• Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu "Peggy"

Transport trainers[]

• Kokusai Ki-59 "Theresa"
• Tachikawa Type LO "Thelma"