634th Naval Air Group
| 634th Naval Air Group | |
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Aichi E16A1 of 634th Naval Air Group in September 1944. | |
| Active | May 1, 1944 – postwar. |
| Country |
.svg.png){kind=small} Empire of Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Type | Naval aviation unit |
| Role | Bomber, reconnaissance |
| Size | 48 aircraft (initial) |
| Part of |
4th Carrier Division 2nd Air Fleet 1st Air Fleet 5th Air Fleet 32nd Air Flotilla |
| Garrison/HQ |
Iwakuni, Japan Kure, Japan Battleship Hyūga Cavite, Philippines Donggang, Taiwan Genkai, Japan Ibusuki, Japan Sakura Island, Japan |
| Aircraft flown |
E16A Zuiun "Paul" D4Y Suisei "Judy" D3A Type 99 "Val" B6N Tenzan "Jill" A6M Type 0 "Zeke" E13A Type 0 "Jake" |
| Engagements | |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | 634 or squadron code |
The 634th Naval Air Group (第六三四海軍航空隊 Dai Roku-San-Yon Kaigun Kōkūtai) 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
- Captain Takahisa Amaya (1 May 1944–14 November 1944)
- Commander Haruo Emura (15 November 1944–2 August 1945)
- Captain Kōrokurō Tatsumi (3 August 1945–postwar)
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Mitsubishi A6M5 163-62 of 163rd Fighter Squadron, Tokushima Naval Air Base, September 1944.
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A E16A1 of 634th Naval Air Group launch out from battleship Hyūga, 23 June 1944.
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, ISBN 978-4-13-036009-8.
- 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, ISBN 4-89319-066-0.
- 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 (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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