List of Japanese trainer aircraft during World War II
# 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"
