Sentai 7 is also attached to the IJN 2nd Air Fleet based in Formosa. Its place in training is taken over by Sentai 7 that has just converted from Nakajima Army Ki-100 Donryu (Stormĭragon)("Helen") bombers. Senior officers are still unaware of the advanced types of USN radar and their capabilities.ģ4 Mitsubishi Type 4 Ki-67 Hiryu "Peggy") Army bombers of Sentai 98 are attached to the 762nd Naval Air Group (NAG) as IJNAF aircrews against USN aircrews who, in his opinion, were unprepared to fight in such weather, demonstrating that IJN These conditions would make it easier to operate the best He places special emphasis on the training of the Tkōgeki Butai which wasĮstablished to operate in total darkness or in very bad weather. Fukudome supervises trainingĪt the Kyushu air bases for about three months. Vice Admiral Fukudome Shigeru (40) is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the IJN Second Air Fleet activated that same day.įukudome establishes his headquarters at the Katori Naval Air Base in Chiba, near Tokyo.Īdmiral Fukudome orders his dispersed air units to concentrate in air fields on Kyushu.Īdmiral Fukudome moves his headquarters to the Kanoya Naval Air Base in southern Kyushu. Right: Navy Yokosuka P1Y Ginga ("Frances") Left: Navy Mitsubishi G4M Rikko ("Betty"). Yokosuka P1Y Ginga (Milky Way)("Frances") twin-engine The 762nd NAG’s two major types of aircraft are the older Mitsubishi G4M Rikko ("Betty") Navy bombers and the new Plus IJAAF Sentai (Air Combat Groups) 7 and 98 directly subordinate to 762nd NAG. Naval Air Squadrons (Hikotai) land-based bomber units K262, K501, K703, and K708,reconnaissance unit T1, fighter unit S303, Group (NAG)(Kokutai), a subordinate unit of the First Air Fleet based in the Philippines. The "Tkōgeki Butai" (Typhoon or T-strike force) is established and operated by the 762nd Naval Air Mitsubishi Type 96 G3M2 ("Nell") Navy Attack Bombers. The 762nd NAG’ aviators train in Kanoya using ("Sally") bombers to the new Mitsubishi Type 4 Ki-67 Hiryu (flying dragon)("Peggy") Army twin-engine heavy bombers.
The Imperial Army Air Force (IJAAF) Air Combat Group (Hiko Sentai) 98 starts conversion from Mitsubishi Type 97 Ki-21 >First Night Radar-Assisted Bombing Attackįirst Japanese Night Radar-Assisted Bombing Attack Heavily damaged cruisers USS CANBERRA (CA-70) and (top) USS HOUSTON (CL-81) ("CripDiv 1") under towīutai" Raid on Task Force 38 off Formosa 12-14 Oct '42
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