Organization of Japanese Navy Air Service (WWII)

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This if the organization of Japanese Navy Air Service during WWII period,since 1941:

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[edit] Daihonei (Imperial General HQ)

[edit] Teikoku Kaigun

[edit] Gunreibu Socho (Chief of Navy General Staff)

[edit] Kaigun Koku Hombu (Navy Aviation Bureau)

Responsible for aircraft, engines, & equipment selection & testing, supervision of training of flight & maintenance personnel

  • Koku Kantais (Air Fleets)
  • Homen Kantais (Area Fleets)
  • Koku Sentais (Carrier Divisions)
  • 2 Aircraft Carriers
  • No. of Koku Sentais

There were about 90 different Air Groups in the Japanese Navy Air Force. These were known as Kokutai's. These Air Groups were either assigned Names or Numbers. (The Japanese Army Air Force referred to their Air Groups as Sentai's.)

The Named Air Groups were linked to either a particular air command or an air base in Japan. When the Air Groups left Japan they were usually issued with an Air Group number. e.g. the Kanoya Air Group became the 253rd Air Group.

  • Air Group Type of

Number Aircraft

  • 200 - 399 Fighter Groups
  • 400 - 499 Float Planes
  • 600 - 699 A mixture of aircraft

Air Groups were usually divided into 3 or 4 squadrons or Hikotai's. A Squadron based on an aircraft carrier or other vessel usually had the name of the aircraft carrier assigned to their squadron name. A squadron normally comprised 12 to 16 aircraft commanded by either a junior Lieutenant or Warrant Officer or experienced Chief Petty Officer. Most pilots were non commissioned officers.

There were usually 4 Flights or Sections (Shotai's) of between 3to 4 aircraft in each Squadron. By 1944 it was normal for a Flight to comprise 4 aircraft.

[edit] Rengo Kantai-(Combined Fleet)

[edit] First Kantai

[edit] Third Koku Sentai-(operative training)

  • Carrier Hosho (11 A5M4's and 8 B4Y1's)
  • Carrier Zuiho (16 A5M4's and 12 B5N2's)
  • Carrier Unyo (10 A5M4's and 8 B4Y1's)
  • Carrier Chuyo (15 A5M4's and 10 B5N2's)

[edit] First Kantai Surface Units

  • (battleships & cruisers) (34 seaplanes)

[edit] Second Kantai Surface Units

  • (cruisers) (39 seaplanes)

[edit] Third Kantai Surface Units

  • (cruisers & seaplane tender Sanuki Maru) (15 seaplanes)

[edit] Twelfth Koku Sentai

  • Kamikawa Maru (12 seaplanes)
  • Sanyo Maru (8 seaplanes)

[edit] Fourth Kantai Surface vessels

  • (cruiser & mine-layer) (2 seaplanes)

[edit] 24th Koku Sentai

  • Chitose Kokutai (36 G3M's)
  • Yokohama Kokutai (24 H6K's)
  • 16th,17th,18th & 19th Kokutais (42 seaplanes)
  • Kiyokawa Maru (12 seaplanes)

[edit] Fifth Kantai

  • Chichijima Maru (6 seaplanes)
  • Kimikawa Maru (8 seaplnes)

[edit] Nanha Homen Kantai (Southern Area Fleet)

  • Saga Maru and Kashii Maru (9 seaplanes)

[edit] First Koku Kantai

[edit] First Koku Sentai

  • Carrier Akagi (27 A6M2s,18 D3A1s & 27 B5N2s)
  • Carrier Kaga (27 A6M2s, 27 D3A1s, & 27 B5B2s)

[edit] Second Koku Sentai

  • Carrier Soryu (27 A6M2s, 18 D3A1s, & 18 B5N2s)
  • Carrier Hiryu (24 A6M2s, 18 D3A1s, & 18 B5N2s)

[edit] Third Koku Sentai

  • Carrier Junyo(21 A5M4s, & 17 B5N2s)

[edit] Fourth Koku Sentai

  • Carrier Ryujo (22 A5M4s, & 18 B5N2s)

[edit] Fifth Koku Sentai

  • Carrier Zuikaku (15 A6M2s, 27 D3A1s, & 27 B5N2s)
  • Carrier Shokaku (15 A6M2s, 27 D3A1s, & 27 B5N2s)

[edit] Eleventh Koku Kantai

[edit] 21st Koku Sentai

  • Kanoya Kokutai (27 G4M1s)
  • First Kokutai (36 G3M2s)
  • Toko Kokutai (24 H6ks)

[edit] 22nd Koku Sentai

  • Mihoro Kokutai (36 G3M2s)
  • Genzan Kokutai (36 G3M2s)
  • Kanoya Kokutai (2nd) (27 G4M1s)
  • Special Detachment (6 C5M2s, 25 A6M2s & 12 A5M4s)

[edit] 23rd Koku Sentai

  • Takao Kokutai (54 G4M1s)
  • Tainan Kokutai (92 A6M2s, 6 C5M2s, & 12 A5M4s)
  • Third Kokutai (92 A6M2s, 6 C5M2s & 12 A5M4s)

[edit] 24nd Koku Sentai

  • Chitose Kokutai (82 A6M2s,34 G3M2s & 13 A5M4s)

[edit] Special seaplane tender detachment

  • Mizuho Maru (20 seaplanes)
  • Chitose Maru (20 seaplanes)

[edit] Shina Homen Kantai (China Area Fleet)

  • Shanghai Special Detachment (12 B5N2s and 8 seaplanes)

[edit] Naval Air Corps

If a list of land and shore-based Naval Air Corps in combat fron detached in South East Asia and Pacific areas

  • Chitose (201st) Air Group
  • Genzan (252nd) Air Group
  • Kanoya (253rd) Air Group
  • Tainan (251st) Air Group
  • Yokosuka Air Group
  • Hyakuri Air Group (Training)
  • Tsuikui Air Group (Training)
  • Kasumigaura Air Group (Training)
  • 1st Air Group
  • 2nd (582nd) Air Group
  • 3rd (202nd) Air Group
  • 4th Air Group
  • 6th (204th) Air Group
  • 11th Air Group
  • 12th Air Group
  • 131st Air Group
  • 153rd Air Group
  • 202nd Air Group
  • 203rd Air Group
  • 205th Air Group
  • 210th Air Group
  • 221st Air Group
  • 256th Air Group
  • 261st Air Group
  • 254th Air Group
  • 263rd Air Group
  • 265th Air Group
  • 281st Air Group
  • 301st Air Group
  • 302nd Air Group
  • 309rd Air Group
  • 321st Air Group
  • 331st Air Group
  • 332nd Air Group
  • 341st Air Group
  • 343rd Air Group
  • 352nd Air Group
  • 381st Air Group
  • 721st Air Group
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