701st Naval Air Group

701st Naval Air Group
Mitsubishi G4M1 R2-385 of 702nd Attack Squadron in September 1944.
Active	November 1, 1942 – March 15, 1943 February 20, 1944 – postwar.
Country	Empire of Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Type	Naval aviation unit
Role	Until 15 March 1943 Bomber, torpedo bomber And after 20 February 1944 Fighter, bomber, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance
Size	48 aircraft (initial)
Part of	22nd Air Flotilla 51st Carrier Division 25th Air Flotilla 5th Air Fleet
Garrison/HQ	Bihoro, Japan Tinian, Marianas Ruot, Kwajalein Atoll Vunakanau, New Britain Toyohashi, Japan Kanoya, Japan Kokubu, Japan
Aircraft flown	G3M Type 96 "Nell" G4M Type 1 "Betty" P1Y Ginga "Frances" D3A Type 99 "Val" D4Y Suisei "Judy" B6N Tenzan "Jill" B5N Type 97 "Kate" A6M Type 0 "Zeke" C6N Saiun "Myrt"
Engagements	World War II New Guinea campaign Battle of Rennell Island Formosa Air Battle Philippines Campaign Battle of Okinawa
Insignia
Identification symbol	M (1942) R2 (February 1944) 01 or 701 (November 1944)

The 701st Naval Air Group (第七〇一海軍航空隊, Dai Nana-Maru-Hito Kaigun Kōkūtai) was an aircraft and airbase garrison unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II.