12th Air Group

12th Air Group
12th Air Group Zeros over the Chinese mainland in May 1941.
Active11 July 1937 – 15 November 1941
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
BranchEmpire of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy
TypeNaval aviation unit
RoleMulti-role (until March 1938)
Fighter (from March 1938)
Garrison/HQZhoushuizi
Nanking
Anqing
Hankou
Aircraft flownMitsubishi A6M Zero
Mitsubishi A5M
Nakajima A4N
Aichi D1A
Kugisho B3Y
EngagementsWorld War II

The 12th Air Group (第十二海軍航空隊, Dai-jūni Kaigun Kōkūtai) was a unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) during the Second Sino-Japanese War that operated mainly in the campaigns in the Central China.


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