The 24th Air Flotilla (第二十四航空戦隊, Dai-Nijūyon Kōkū-Sentai) was a combat aviation 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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. The flotilla, mainly consisting of land-based bombers, fighters, and flying boats, reported to the IJN's 4th Fleet. As originally organized, the flotilla's core units were the 4th Air Corps, Yokohama Air Corps, and 1st Air Corps.Bullard, pp.32-33.

Organization

*The ''4th Combined Air Group'' (第4連合航空隊, Dai-yon Rengō Kōkutai) was original unit of the ''24th Air Flotilla'', therefore, describe this section from the ''4th Combined Air Group''.

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* {{Imperial Japanese Navy air units Units of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Military units and formations established in 1940 Military units and formations disestablished in 1944