| From Shad Shaddox: "The code name system was started in 1942 to simplify
the identification of Japanese aircraft as they were sighted. Generally speaking,
boy's code names were given to fighters, while girl's names were assigned
to bombers.
An outstanding example of a Japanese fighter was the Mitsubishi Navy Type 0 Carrier Fighter. This famous fighter was code named "Zeke." The fact that "Zeke" and "Zero" are similar sounding is coincidental. And of course we all know of the role the Zero played in the Pearl harbor attack. Examples of bombers used in the Pearl Harbor attack are "Kate" (a torpedo bomber) and "Val", a standard bomber, both flying off carriers."
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| Alf: | Kawanishi E7K2 Seaplane |
| Betty: | Mitsubishi G4M2a Bomber |
| Cedar: | Tachikawa Ki-17 Support AC |
| Claude: | Mitsubishi A5M4 Fighter |
| Emily: | Kawanishi H8K2 Seaplane |
| Frances: | Yokosuka P1Y1 Ginga Bomber |
| Frank: | Nakajima Ki-84-Ia Hayate Fighter |
| George: | Kawanishi N1K1-J Shiden Fighter |
| Helen: | Nakajima Ki-49-IIb Donryu Bomber |
| Ida: | Tachikawa Ki-36 Support AC |
| Irving: | Nakajima J1N1-C Gekko Support AC |
| Jack: | Mitsubishi J2M3 Raiden Fighter |
| Jake: | Aichi E13A1 Seaplane |
| Jean: | Yokosuka B4Y1 Support AC |
| Jill: | Nakajima B6N2 Tenzan Bomber |
| Judy: | Yokosuka D4Y3 Suisei Bomber |
| Kate: | Nakajima B5N2 Bomber |
| Lorna: | Kyushu Q1W1 Tokai Support AC |
| Myrt: | Nakajima C6N1 Saiun Support AC |
| Nate: | Nakajima Ki-27b Fighter |
| Nell: | Mitsubishi G3M2 Bomber |
| Oscar: | Nakajima Ki-43-IIb Hayabusa Fighter |
| Pete: | Mitsubishi F1M2 Seaplane |
| Rufe: | Nakajima A6M2-N Seaplane |
| Spruce: | Tachikawa Ki-9 Support AC |
| Susie: | Aichi D1A2 Bomber |
| Thora: | Nakajima Ki-34 Support AC |
| Tillie: | Kawanishi H6K5 Seaplane |
| Tojo: | Nakajima Ki-44-IIb Shoki Fighter |
| Val: | Aichi D3A2 Bomber |
| Zeke/Zero: | Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen Fighter |