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[edit]

Basic trainers[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.