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Japanese Air Units / Groups
| Unit | Established | Locations / Battles | Notes | Aircraft Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Army Air Force Air Groups / Sentais | ||||
| 1st2 | July 5, 1938 at Kagamigahara, Japan2 | Manchuria2; China2; Burma2; East Indies2; Philippines2; Formosa2; Japan2 | Ki-272, Ki-432, Ki-842 | |
| 4th2 | July 1938 at Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan2 | Formosa2; Japan2 | Ki-102, Ki-272, Ki-452 | |
| 5th2 | August 31, 1938 at Tachikawa, Japan2 | East Indies2; New Guinea2; Japan2 | Ki-102, Ki-272, Ki-452, Ki-1002 | |
| 9th2 | July 1, 1938 in China2 | Manchuria2; China2 | Ki-102, Ki-272, Ki-442, Ki-842 | |
| 11th2 | August 31, 1938 at Harbin, Manchuria2 | Manchuria2; China2; Indochina2; East Indies2; Burma2; Rabaul2; Solomons2; New Guinea2; Formosa2, Philippines2; Japan2 | Ki-272, Ki-432, Ki-842 | |
| 13th2 | July 1938 at Kagamigahara, Japan2 | Philippines2; Formosa2; Japan2 | Ki-612, Ki-1002 | |
| 18th2 | February 10, 1944 at Choufu, Japan2 | Philippines2; Japan2 | Ki-612, Ki-1002 | |
| 19th2 | February 10, 1944 at Alkeno Fighter School, Japan2 | Indonesia2; Philippines2; Formosa2; Okinawa2 | Ki-612 | |
| 20th2 | December 1, 1943 at Itami, Japan2 | Okinawa2; Formosa2; Philippines2 | Ki-432, Ki-452 | |
| 21st2 | October 15, 1942 at Hanoi, Indochina2 | Philippines2; Burma2; Indochina2; East Indies2 | Ki-272, Ki-452 | |
| 22nd2 | March 5, 1944 at Fussa, Japan2 | China2; Philippines2; Korea2; Japan2 | Ki-842 | |
| Japanese Naval Air Force Air Groups | ||||
| 1st1 | April 1941 at Kanoya, Japan1 | China1 | Disbanded September 19411 | |
| 2nd - 582nd1 | May 1942 at Yokosuka Air Base, Japan1 | New Guinea1; Guadalcanal1 | Disbanded July 19431 | |
| 3rd - 202nd1 | April 19411 | Philippines1; Dutch East Indies1; Darwin, Australia1 | Disbanded July 1944.1 | |
| 4th1 | February 1942 at Truk1 | Rabaul1; eastern New Guinea1 | ||
| 6th - 204th1 | April 1942 at Kisarazu Air Base, Japan1 | eastern New Guinea1; Rabaul1; Dutch Harbor1; Battle of Midway1 | Disbanded April 19441 | |
| 131st1 | July 1944 at Yokosuka Air Base, Japan1 | Okinawa1; Japan1 | ||
| 153rd1 | January 19441 | Western New Guinea1 | ||
| 201st1 | September 1944 at Meiji Air Base, Japan1 | Okinawa1; Japan1 | ||
| 203rd1 | February 1944 at Atsugi Air Base, Japan1 | Kurile Islands1; Okinawa1; Philippines1; Formosa1; Japan1 | ||
| 205th1 | February 1945 at Taichung Air Base, Japan1 | Okinawa1 | Kamikaze Unit1 | |
| 221st1 | Janaury 1944 at Kasanbara Air Base, Japan1 | Formosa1; Philippines1 | ||
| 254th1 | October 19431 | Hainan Island1; Hong Kong1; Formosa1; Philippines1 | Disbanded January 19451 | |
| 256th1 | February 1944 at Lunghwa, China1 | Shanghai1; Philippines1; Formosa1 | Disbanded December 19441 | |
| 261st1 | June 1943 at Kagoshima Air Base, Japan1 | Peleliu Island1; Saipan1; Yap1 | Disbanded July 19441 | |
| 263rd1 | October 1943 at Genzan, Korea1 | Tinian1; Peleliu1; Guam1 | Disbanded July 19441 | |
| 265th1 | November 1943 at Kogoshima Air Base, Japan1 | Disbanded July 19441 | ||
| 281st1 | February 1943 at Maizuru Air Base, Japan1 | Kurile Islands1; Marshall Islands1; Rabaul1 | Destroyed February 19441 | |
| 301st1 | November 1943 at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan1 | Tinian1; Iwo Jima1 | Disbanded July 19441 | |
| 302nd1 | March 1944 at Kisarazu Air Base, Japan1 | Guarded Imperial Castle1; Okinawa1 | ||
| 321st1 | October 1943 at Mobara Air Base, Japan1 | Tinian1; Guam1 | Disbanded July 1944.1 Night fighter unit.1 |
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| 331st1 | July 1943 at Saeki Air Base, Japan1 | Burma1; Calcutta1; Borneo1; Philippines1 | Disbanded May 1944 | |
| 332nd1 | August 1944 at Iwakuni Air Base, Japan1 | Philippines1; Japan1 | ||
| 341st1 | November 1943 at Matsuyama Sir Base, Japan1 | Iwo Jima1; Formosa1; Philippines1 | Destroyed in January 1945 in the Philippines.1 | |
| 343rd1 | January 1944 at Matsuyama Air Base, Japan1 | Guam1 | Disbanded July 1944.1 Reestablished December 1944 at Matsuyama.1 |
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| 352nd1 | August 1944 in Japan1 | Japan1 | ||
| 381st1 | October 19431 | Biak1; Borneo1; Celebres1; French Indochina1 | ||
| 601st3 | Reorganized February 15, 19443 | Taihō3, Shokaku3, Zuikaku3 | A6M3, D4Y3, B6N3 | |
| 634th3 | Ise3, Hyūga3 | |||
| 721st1 | October 1944 at Konoike Air Base, Japan1 | Okinawa1 | Kamakaze Unit1 | |
| Chitose - 201st1 | October 1939 at Chitose, Japan1 | Roi, Marshall Islands1 | ||
| Genzan - 252nd1 | November 1940 at Genzan, Korea1 | Battle of Coral Sea1 | ||
| Kanoya - 253rd1 | April 1936 at Kanoya, Japan1 | Rabaul, Solomons1 | Helped sink HMS Prince of Wales1 | |
| Tainan - 251st1 | October 1941 at Tainan, Formosa1 | Disbanded July 19441 | ||
| Yokosuka1 | April 1930 at Yokosuka, Japan1 | Iwo Jima1; Japan1 | ||
Sources:
- Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 1937-45, Henry Sakaida, 1998
- Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937-45, Henry Sakaida, 1997
- Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II, Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa, 1989
