JAPANESE AIRCRAFT IN FOREIGN SERVICE
 WWII and Post WWII
Compiled by Harvey Low
Type Country/Date Number  Unit(s) Colors
Aichi E13A1 "Jake" French A.F. '45-'46   8S / Group Transport 1/34 dark green upper over light gray undersurfaces
Aichi E13A1 "Jake" Thailand 3 Navy dark green upper over light gray undersurfaces
Kawanishi H6K "Tillie" Netherlands A.F.   ? ?
Kawanishi H6K "Tillie" Indonesia   Indonesian People's Security ?
Kawasaki Ki-45 "Nick" PLA Air Force '46   PLA 1st Sqn Air GRP olive/dark green mottles over IJA gray (red/white rudder stripes)
Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" Indonesia '46-49   Indonesian People's Security olive/dark green mottles over light gray or NM
Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" Nationalist China '45-48   5 Sqn/6th FBG overall NM or green mottles over NM (blue/white rudder stripes)
Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" PLA Air Force '45-'49   ? ?
Kawasaki Ki-61 "Tony"? Indonesia   ? ?
Kawasaki Ki-61 "Tony" Nationalist China '45-'47   18th Sqn/6th FBG olive/dark green mottles on NM (blue/white rudder stripes)
Kawasaki Ki-61 "Tony" PLA Air Force '46   ? ?
Kokusai Ki-59 "Teresa" French A.F. '45-'46   ? ?
Kyushu/Kokusai Ki-86/K9W  "Cypress" Nationalist China '46   ? original JAAF trainer colors (blue/white rudder stripes)
Kyushu/Kokusai Ki-86/K9W  "Cypress" PLA Air Force '46   Manchurian Aviation School original JAAF trainer colors (red/white rudder stripes)
Manshu Ki-79b Indonesia '46-49   Indonesian People's Security dark green over light gray
Manshu Ki-79b PLA Air Force '46   Manchurian Aviation School ?
Mitsubishi A6M2-N "Rufe" French A.F. '45-'46   ATAIU-SEA and 8S dark green upper over light gray undersurfaces
Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zeke" French A.F. '45-'46   ? ?
Mitsubishi F1M2 "Pete"? Indonesia   Navy ?
Mitsubishi Ki-21-I "Sally" Thailand '41-'45   ? overall grey/camo green & brown over light grey
Mitsubishi Ki-21-II "Sally" French A.F. '45-'46   Group Transport 1/34 ?
Mitsubishi Ki-21-II "Sally" Thailand '41-'45 9 ? overall grey/camo green & brown over light grey
Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally"? Indonesia   ? ?
Mitsubishi Ki-30 "Ann" French A.F. '45-'46   ? ?
Mitsubishi Ki-30 "Ann" PLA Air Force '46   Manchurian Aviation School original JAAF "China Scheme" (red/white rudder stripes)
Mitsubishi Ki-30 "Ann" Thailand '41-'45 12 ? olive/dark green over light gray
Mitsubishi Ki-46-II "Dinah" French A.F. '45-'46   SAL 99 ?
Mitsubishi Ki-46-II "Dinah" PLA Air Force '46   PLA 1st Sqn Air GRP original JAAF "China Scheme" (red/white rudder stripes)
Mitsubishi Ki-46-III "Dinah" French A.F. '45-'46   SAL 99 ?
Mitsubishi Ki-46-III "Dinah" PLA Air Force '46   PLA 1st Sqn Air GRP original JAAF Scheme (red/white rudder stripes)
Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah"? Indonesia     ?
Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" French A.F. '45-'46   SAL 99 olive/dark green mottles on NM or overall NM
Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" Indonesia '46-49   Indonesian People's Security dark green over light gray
Mitsubishi Ki-57 "Topsy" Nationalist China   ? Orginal Mottled Scheme
Mitsubishi Ki-57 "Topsy" Netherlands A.F.   ? overall NM
Nakajima E8N1 "Dave" Thailand 8 Navy silver (pre war), dark green over light grey
Nakajima Fokker SuperUniversal Manchukuo '42   Manchukuo A.F. ?
Nakajima Ki-27 Nate Manchukuo '42   Manchukuo A.F. overall light gray-green
Nakajima Ki-27 Nate Thailand '41-'45 12 ? dark green/brown pattern over light grey
Nakajima Ki-34 "Thora" French A.F. '45-'46   ? ?
Nakajima Ki-43-I "Oscar"? Thailand '43-'45   R.T.A.F. - China, Bangkok olive green/medium brown striping over NM
Nakajima Ki-43-II "Oscar" French A.F. '45-'46   Group de Chasse 1/7 dark green over NM or overall NM
Nakajima Ki-43-II "Oscar" Indonesia '46-49   Indonesian People's Security dark green over light gray
Nakajima Ki-43-II "Oscar" Manchukuo '42   Manchukuo A.F. overall light gray-green, or NM
Nakajima Ki-43-II "Oscar" PLA Air Force '46   Manchurian Aviation School olive/dark green mottles on NM (red/white rudder stripes)
Nakajima Ki-43-II "Oscar" Thailand '43-'45 12 R.T.A.F. - China, Bangkok olive green/medium brown striping over NM or overall NM
Nakajima Ki-43-III "Oscar" French A.F. '45-'46   Group de Chasse 1/7, 2/7 olive/dark green mottles on NM or overall NM
Nakajima Ki-43-III "Oscar" Nationalist China '46   18 Sqn/6th FBG dk. green solid/mottled upper on NM (blue/white rudder stripes)
Nakajima Ki-44-II "Tojo" Nationalist China '46   6th FBG olive/dark green mottles on NM (blue/white rudder stripes)
Nakajima Ki-44-II "Tojo" PLA Air Force '46   Trainer (Unit ?) ?
Nakajima Ki-49 "Helen"? Indonesia   ? ?
Nakajima Ki-49 "Helen" Thailand '45 1 ? ?
Nakajima Ki-84 "Frank" Nationalist China '45-'48   18th & 19th Sqn/6th FBG olive/dark green mottles on NM (blue/white rudder stripes)
Nakajima Ki-84 "Frank" PLA Air Force '45-49   Manchurian Aviation School ?
Nakajima L2D3 "Tabby" French A.F. '45-'46   Group Transport 1/34 original IJN dark green over NM/light gray
Tachikawa Ki-24 Glider Thailand   ? ?
Tachikawa Ki-36 "Ida" French A.F. '45-'46   SAL 99 ?
Tachikawa Ki-36 "Ida" Indonesia     overall gray-green
Tachikawa Ki-36 / 55 "Ida" Thailand '43-'45 12 ? trainer orange, dark green over light grey
Tachikawa Ki-54 "Hickory" French A.F. '45-'47   SAL 99 overall NM
Tachikawa Ki-54 "Hickory" Netherlands A.F.     overall NM
Tachikawa Ki-54 "Hickory" PLA Air Force '45-51   Manchurian Aviation School olive/dark green mottles on NM (red/white rudder stripes)
Tachikawa Ki-55 "Ida" Indonesia     trainer orange
Tachikawa Ki-55 "Ida" Nationalist China '46   ? original JAAF trainer colors (blue/white rudder stripes)
Tachikawa Ki-55 "Ida" PLA Air Force '46 on   Various units original JAAF trainer colors (red/white rudder stripes)
Tachikawa Ki-9 "Spruce"? Indonesia   ? ?
Tachikawa Ki-9 "Spruce" Nationalist China '46   Nanking Area ?
Watanabe E9W1 Thailand 6 Navy silver with black cowling
Yokosuka E14Y1 "Glen"? Indonesia   Navy ?
Yokosuka K5Y1 "Willow" Indonesia '46-49   Indonesian People's Security ?

An ongoing list - by no means a complete documentation.

Paticularly grateful to Vidya Tapasanan, John MacGregor, Jasper Versteeg for additional data on Thai and Indonesian AC.

Additional notes on Dutch AC from Philippe Brems.

Sources: Taiwanese, Chinese, French (Le Fana de L'Aviation, Avions), and various English publications.

 

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