List of air divisions of the Imperial Japanese Army
Air Groups (Air Divisions) of the Imperial Japanese Army were units typically formed by aggregating several (4-8) aviation regiments (Sentais) for the training or large-scale military operations.
List of Air Divisions
| Name | Kanji | Formed | Dissolved | Callsign | Location, notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provisional Air Division (Japan) | 航空兵団 | 1 August 1936 | 1 June 1942 | - | Tokyo-North China-Manchuria |
| 1st Air Division (Japan) | 第1飛行師団 | 10 June 1938 | 1945 | Tip (鏑 Kabura) 1045 | Kakamigahara-Sapporo-Obihiro, was dissolved in 1942 and re-formed in 1943 |
| 2nd Air Division (Japan) | 第2飛行師団 | 24 July 1937 | 17 May 1945 | Vulture (Tip 鷲, Washi) | Manchuria-Philippines-Singapore[1] |
| 3rd Air Division (Japan) | 第3飛行師団 | 15 April 1942 | 14 February 1944 | Hawk (隼 Hayabusa) 2375 | China-French Indochina-Dutch East Indies-Myanmar-China |
| 4th Air Division (Japan) | 第4飛行師団 | 15 April 1942 | 1945 | Wing (翼 Tsubasa) | Manchuria-Philippines |
| 5th Air Division (Japan) | 第5飛行師団 | 15 April 1942 | 1945 | High (高 Taka) | Myanmar-French Indochina |
| 6th Air Division (Japan) | 第6飛行師団 | 26 November 1942 | 1 August 1944 | Ocean (洋 hiroshi) | Rabaul-New Guinea |
| 7th Air Division (Japan) | 第7飛行師団 | 28 January 1943 | 21 July 1945 | Raid (襲) | New Guinea-Ambon-Singapore |
| 8th Air Division (Japan) | 第8飛行師団 | 10 June 1943 | 1945 | True (誠 Makoto) 18900 | Tokyo |
| 9th Air Division (Japan) | 第9飛行師団 | 10 December 1943 | 1945 | Soaring (翔 Kakeru) | Palembang |
| 10th Air Division (Japan) | 第10飛行師団 | 8 March 1944 | 1945 | Soaring Ambition (天翔 Tensho) | Tokyo |
| 11th Air Division (Japan) | 第11飛行師団 | 15 July 1944 | 1945 | Soaring Eagles (天鷲 Amawashi) | Osaka |
| 12th Air Division (Japan) | 第12飛行師団 | 15 July 1944 | 1945 | Soaring Wind (天風 Tenpu) | Shimonoseki |
| 13th Air Division (Japan) | 第13飛行師団 | 26 February 1945 | 1945 | Pioneer Hawks (隼魁) | Nanjing |
| 51st Air Division (Japan) | 第51飛行師団 | ? | 1945 | ? | ?[2] |
| 52nd Air Division (Japan) | 第52飛行師団 | 1935 | 1945 | ? | former Kumagayari flight school |
| 53rd Air Division (Japan) | 第53飛行師団 | ? | 1945 | ? | ? |
| 55th Air Division (Japan) | 第55飛行師団 | ? | 1945 | ? | ? |
| Teishin Shudan | 第1挺進集団 | ? | 1945 | ? | paratroopers |
| Tachikawa Training Air Maintenance division | 立川教導航空整備師団 | 20 June 1944 | 1945 | ? | former Tachikawa flight school in Tachikawa Airfield |
| Mito Training Air Transport division | 水戸教導航空通信師団 | May 1945 | 1945 | ? | former Army air transport school in Ibaraki Airport |
| Shimoshidu Training Air division | 下志津教導飛行師団 | June 1945 | 1945 | ? | former Shimoshidu air school in Wakaba-ku |
| Akenokyo Training Air division | 明野教導飛行師団 | June 1945 | 1945 | ? | former Akenokyo air school in Obata, Mie |
| Hitachi Training Air division | 常陸教導飛行師団 | November 1944 | 1945 | ? | former Hitachi air school in Hitachi, Ibaraki, split from Akenokyo flight school in March 1944 |
| Hokota Training Air division | 鉾田教導飛行師団 | June 1944 | 1945 | ? | former Hokota air school in Hokota, Ibaraki |
| Hamamatsu Training Air division | 浜松教導飛行師団 | June 1944 | 1945 | ? | former Hamamatsu Army air school in Hamamatsu |
| Utsunomiya Training Air division | 宇都宮教導飛行師団 | June 1944 | 1945 | ? | former Shirokiko Army air school in Tokorozawa, Saitama, later in Northeast China. |
Notes
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