253rd Air Group
The 253rd Air Group was a unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The unit was formed on 1 November 1942 from the Kanoya Air Group and served in Rabaul and the Solomon Islands. The air group was disbanded on 10 July 1944.
References
- Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa; Christopher Shores (2011). Japanese Naval Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces 1932-1945. London: Grub Street. ISBN 9781906502843.
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(Place name)
Expeditionary unit |
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Patrol / Defensive unit |
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Practice unit |
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Basic training unit |
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Mechanic training unit |
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Preparatory flight training unit |
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(Regional name)
- Chōsen
- Chūhi
- Chūshi
- Gōhoku
- Higashikarorin
- Hitō
- Hokuhi
- Hokutai
- Hokutō
- Inshi
- Kantō
- Kinki
- Kyūshū
- Marai
- Mariana
- Naikai
- Nanpi
- Nanpōshotō
- Nanseishotō
- Nantai
- Nishikarorin
- Ōu
- Saikai
- San'in
- Taiwan
- Tōin
- Tōkai
Fighter Squadron |
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Attack Squadron |
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Reconnaissance Squadron |
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- (I)
- First generation
- (II)
- Second generation