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701st Naval Air Group

Field	Value
unit_name	701st Naval Air Group
image	G4M-34s.jpg
image_size	300
caption	Mitsubishi G4M1 R2-385 of 702nd Attack Squadron in September 1944.
dates	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)
command_structure	22nd Air Flotilla
51st Carrier Division
25th Air Flotilla
5th Air Fleet
garrison	Bihoro, Japan
Tinian, Marianas
Ruot, Kwajalein Atoll
Vunakanau, New Britain
Toyohashi, Japan
Kanoya, Japan
Kokubu, Japan
equipment	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"
equipment_label	Aircraft flown
battles	World War II
identification_symbol	M (1942)
R2 (February 1944)
01 or 701 (November 1944)

February 20, 1944 – postwar. Bomber, torpedo bomber And after 20 February 1944 Fighter, bomber, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance 51st Carrier Division 25th Air Flotilla 5th Air Fleet Tinian, Marianas Ruot, Kwajalein Atoll Vunakanau, New Britain Toyohashi, Japan Kanoya, Japan Kokubu, Japan 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"

New Guinea campaign
Battle of Rennell Island
Formosa Air Battle
Philippines Campaign
Battle of Okinawa R2 (February 1944) 01 or 701 (November 1944)

The 701st Naval Air Group 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

Higher unit
- 22nd Air Flotilla (1 November 1942–15 March 1943, dissolved.)
Commanding officers
- Capt. Yamada Yutaka (49) - 1 November 1942 - 15 March 1943

Second Generation (ex-Toyohashi Naval Air Group)

Structure

Higher unit
- 51st Carrier Division (20 February 1944–14 November 1944)
- 25th Air Flotilla (15 November 1944–9 February 1945)
- 5th Air Fleet (10 February 1945–postwar)
Lower unit
- 305th Fighter Squadron (20 March 1945–5 May 1945)
- 311th Fighter Squadron (5 March 1945–24 May 1945)
- 5th Attack Squadron (5 January 1945–9 February 1945)
- 102nd Attack Squadron (1 October 1944–9 December 1944)
- 103rd Attack Squadron (1 October 1944–postwar.)
- 105th Attack Squadron (10 February 1945–postwar.)
- 251st Attack Squadron (10 February 1945–19 April 1945)
- 252nd Attack Squadron (1 October 1944–14 December 1944)
- 256th Attack Squadron (1 January 1945–9 February 1945)
- 406th Attack Squadron (25 January 1945–9 February 1945)
- 702nd Attack Squadron (1 April 1944–9 October 1944)
- 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron (15 November 1944–9 February 1945)
Commanding officers
- Capt. Yamada Yutaka (49) - 20 February 1944 - 5 September 1944
- Capt. Kida Tatsuhiko (50) - 5 September 1944 - 29 May 1945
- Capt. Enoo Yoshio (51) - 29 May 1945 - 15 August 1945

Footnotes

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. 59, Type 1 Attack Bomber, 1996, .
  - No. 91, Type 96 Attack Bomber, 2001, .
- Koku-Fan Illustrated No. 42, Japanese Imperial Army & Navy Aircraft Color, Markig, 1988.
Model Art, Model Art Co. Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan.
- No. 406, Special issue Camouflage & Markings of Imperial Japanese Navy Bombers in W.W.II, 1993.
- No. 458, Special issue Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force Suicide Attack Unit "Kamikaze", 1995.
- No. 553, Special issue I.J.N. Carrier Attack Bomber, 2000.
Heihachi Yoshitake (One of the members of the Mihoro Naval Air Group), Biography of the Mihoro Naval Air Group, K.K. Art Insatsu, Bihoro, Japan, 1982.
Alumni Association of the 705th Naval Air group, History of the 705th Naval Air Group, Sougo Insatsu Kougei K.K., Tokyo, Japan, 1985.
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.

References

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

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