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634th Naval Air Group

Field	Value
unit_name	634th Naval Air Group
image_size	300
caption	Aichi E16A1 of 634th Naval Air Group in September 1944.
dates	May 1, 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	Bomber, reconnaissance
size	48 aircraft (initial)
command_structure	4th Carrier Division
2nd Air Fleet
1st Air Fleet
5th Air Fleet
32nd Air Flotilla
garrison	Iwakuni, Japan
Kure, Japan
Battleship Hyūga
Cavite, Philippines
Donggang, Taiwan
Genkai, Japan
Ibusuki, Japan
Sakura Island, Japan
equipment	E16A Zuiun "Paul"
D4Y Suisei "Judy"
D3A Type 99 "Val"
B6N Tenzan "Jill"
A6M Type 0 "Zeke"
E13A Type 0 "Jake"
equipment_label	Aircraft flown
battles	World War II
identification_symbol	634 or squadron code

2nd Air Fleet 1st Air Fleet 5th Air Fleet 32nd Air Flotilla Kure, Japan Battleship Hyūga Cavite, Philippines Donggang, Taiwan Genkai, Japan Ibusuki, Japan Sakura Island, Japan D4Y Suisei "Judy" D3A Type 99 "Val" B6N Tenzan "Jill" A6M Type 0 "Zeke" E13A Type 0 "Jake"

Formosa Air Battle
Philippines Campaign
Battle of Okinawa

The 634th Naval Air Group was a carrier air group (later converted to airbase garrison unit) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II.

Structure

Higher unit
- 4th Carrier Division (1 May 1944–14 November 1944)
- 2nd Air Fleet (15 November 1944–7 January 1945)
- 1st Air Fleet (8 January 1945–24 May 1945)
- 5th Air Fleet (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

Bibliography

The Japanese Modern Historical Manuscripts Association, Organizations, structures and personnel affairs of the Imperial Japanese Army & Navy, University of Tokyo Press, Tōkyō, Japan, 1971, .
Bunrin-Dō Co., Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan.
- Famous airplanes of the world No. 47, Imperial Japanese Navy Reconnaissance Seaplane, 1994.
- Famous airplanes of the world No. 69, Navy Carrier Dive-Bomber "Suisei", 1998, .
- Koku-Fan Illustrated No. 42, Japanese Imperial Army & Navy Aircraft Color, Markig, 1988.
Model Art, Model Art Co. Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan.
- No. 439, Special issue Heroes of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force in 1937–1945, 1994.
- No. 510, Special issue Camouflage & Markings of the I.J.N. Fighters, 1998.
- No. 565, Special issue Imperial Japanese Navy Seaplanes, 2000.
Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (https://web.archive.org/web/20061224074212/http://www.jacar.go.jp/english/index.html, National Archives of Japan, Tōkyō, Japan.
- Reference Code: C08051771200, Transition table of formation of Imperial Japan Navy Air Units (special establishment) during Pacific War, Japan Demobilization Agency, 1949.

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