Kanoya Air Group
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The Kanoya Air Group (鹿屋海軍航空隊, Kanoya Kaigun Kōkūtai) was an aircraft and airbase garrison unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific campaign of World War II. The air group was redesignated as the 751st Air Group on 1 October 1942. On 1 November, the group's fighter unit was redesignated to the 253rd Air Group, while the bomber unit remained the 751st Air Group.
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Kanoya Air Group | |
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Active | 1 April 1936 – 10 July 1944 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Type | Naval aviation unit |
Role | Bomber, Fighter |
Part of | 21st Air Flotilla |
Garrison/HQ | Kanoya, Japan Hankou, China Saigon, French Indochina Kendari, Sulawesi Kavieng, New Ireland Rabaul, New Britain |
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Notable commanders | Shichiso Miyauchi Miyoshi Nabeta Kazuo Nishioka Toshitaka Itō Osamu Doki |
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