The was a carrier air group (later converted to airbase garrison unit) of the

Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrend ...

(IJN) during the Pacific campaign of

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Structure

*Higher unit ** 4th Carrier Division (1 May 1944–14 November 1944) ** 2nd Air Fleet (15 November 1944–7 January 1945) **

1st Air Fleet The , also known as the ''Kidō Butai'' ("Mobile Force"), was a name used for a combined carrier battle group comprising most of the aircraft carriers and carrier air groups of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the first eight months of the ...

(8 January 1945–24 May 1945) **

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(25 May 1945–2 August 1945) ** 32nd Air Flotilla (3 August 1945–postwar) *Lower unit **163rd Fighter Squadron (1 August 1944–14 November 1944) **167th Fighter Squadron (15 August 1944–14 November 1944) **301st Reconnaissance Squadron (1 January 1945–postwar) **302nd Reconnaissance Squadron (1 July 1945–postwar) *Commanding officers **Cdr. / Capt. Amagai Takehisa (51) - 1 May 1944 - 15 November 1944 (Captain on 15 October 1944.) **Cdr. Emura Nichio (57) - 15 November 1944 - 3 July 1945 **Capt. Katsumi Korokuro (51) - 3 July 1945 - 15 September 1945

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(http://www.jacar.go.jp/english/index.html),

National Archives of Japan The preserve Japanese government documents and historical records and make them available to the public. Although Japan's reverence for its unique history and art is well documented and illustrated by collections of art and documents, there is a ...

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