701st Naval Air Group

701st Naval Air Group

Mitsubishi G4M1 R2-385 of 702nd Attack Squadron in September 1944.
Active November 1, 1942 – March 15, 1943
February 20, 1944 – postwar.
Country Empire of Japan Empire of Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy
Type Naval aviation unit
Role Until 15 March 1943
Bomber, torpedo bomber
And after 20 February 1944
Fighter, bomber, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance
Size 48 aircraft (initial)
Part of 22nd Air Flotilla
51st Carrier Division
25th Air Flotilla
5th Air Fleet
Garrison/HQ Bihoro, Japan
Tinian, Marianas
Ruot, Kwajalein Atoll
Vunakanau, New Britain
Toyohashi, Japan
Kanoya, Japan
Kokubu, Japan
Aircraft flown G3M Type 96 "Nell"
G4M Type 1 "Betty"
P1Y Ginga "Frances"
D3A Type 99 "Val"
D4Y Suisei "Judy"
B6N Tenzan "Jill"
B5N Type 97 "Kate"
A6M Type 0 "Zeke"
C6N Saiun "Myrt"
Engagements

World War II

Insignia
Identification
symbol
M (1942)
R2 (February 1944)
01 or 701 (November 1944)

The 701st Naval Air Group (第七〇一海軍航空隊 Dai Nana-Maru-Hito Kaigun Kōkūtai) was an aircraft and airbase garrison unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II.

First generation (ex-Mihoro Naval Air Group)

Structure

Second Generation (ex-Toyohashi Naval Air Group)

Structure

Footnotes

  1. Heihachi Yoshitake, p. 134.
  2. Alumni Association of 705th Naval Air group, p. 61.

Bibliography

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