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Buntaichō
The was a naval aviation position in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS), normally held by a Lieutenant (navy), Lieutenant, who commanded a division of flight personnel (Organization of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service#Buntai, ''buntai'') in an air group. Administrative role On the ground, the ''Buntaichō'' commanded a division of flight personnel, called Organization of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service#Buntai, ''buntai'' (分隊), which was the smallest administrative unit in IJNAS. ''Buntai'' was made up of the required number of personnel necessary to fly one ''chūtai'' (中隊), which typically consisted of nine aircraft. For example, in bomber units, there were much more personnel than the aircraft. On an aircraft carrier, the air group typically consisted of three squadrons, where each was related to a specific aircraft type (i.e., either dive bomber, torpedo bomber or fighter aircraft, fighter). The senior ''Buntaichō'' commanded all flight personne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikōtaichō
The was a senior naval aviation position in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, normally held by a Lieutenant Commander or a very senior Lieutenant, who commanded all flight personnel in an air group. Administrative role On the ground, the ''Hikōtaichō'' commanded a unit called ''hikōtai'' (飛行隊), which was composed of all flight personnel in an air group, called ''kōkūtai'' (航空隊). However, ''Hikōtaichō'' was not the commander of the whole air group (''kōkūtai''), which also included non-flight personnel that provided aircraft maintenance and air base service functions. On an aircraft carrier, the ''hikōtai'' typically consisted of three squadrons, where each was related to a specific aircraft type (i.e., either dive bomber, torpedo bomber or fighter). The ''Hikōtaichō'' was one of the two flight command ratings in the naval air hierarchy, the other being the ''Buntaichō'' (分隊長), who commanded a division of flight personnel for a specific air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Seki
was a dive bomber pilot officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He is best known for being the commander of the dive bomber squadron of carrier '' Shōkaku'' and for leading strikes against United States Navy (USN) carriers in both Battle of the Eastern Solomons and Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where they severely damaged ''Enterprise'' on two occasions. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Early career Mamoru Seki came from a military family; his father was a Captain in IJN and participated in Battle of Tsushima, while his uncle on his mother's side was Vice Admiral Sakonji Seizō. He enrolled in the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1926 and graduated from the 58th class in November 1930. In April 1932, he was commission as Ensign. In 1933, he was selected for the navy pilot training program at Tateyama Air Group. He became one of the first pilots in IJN that specialized in dive bombing and conducted pioneering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organization Of The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service was under the control of the Navy Aviation Bureau (''Kaigun Kōkū Hombu'') . Administrative Organizations ''Kōkū Kantai'' ''Kōkū Kantai'' (air fleet) contained one or more ''kōkū sentai''. The most notable ''kōkū kantai'' was the First Air Fleet containing Japan's six fleet carriers and was responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor. IJN also maintained a land-based system of naval air fleets and area air fleets called ''homen kantai'' containing mostly twin-engine bombers and seaplanes. ''Kōkū Sentai'' ''Kōku Sentai'' (air flotillas) consisted of two or more ''Kōkūtai'', they were commanded by Rear Admirals. ''Kōkū sentai'' contained anywhere from a handful to 80 or 90 aircraft, and were dependent on both the mission and type of aircraft carrier or air station that they were located on. A ''kōku sentai'' was equivalent to a carrier division and contained all carrier aircraft within the division. The first ''kōku sentai' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoto Furuta
was a dive bomber pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He flew Aichi D3A dive bomber from carrier ''Akagi'' during the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Indian Ocean Raid, and later from carrier ''Shōkaku'' in both carrier battles during Solomon Islands Campaign, where he scored bomb hits on United States Navy (USN) carrier ''Enterprise'' on two separate occasions. Early career Kiyoto Furuta was born in 1914 in Yamaguchi Prefecture to a poor farmer family with five children. In his youth, he often worked hard in the field to help his father. In order to escape the hard farming life, he volunteered for the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1931. He went through the training at Kure naval base and eventually became a mechanic. He aspired to become a pilot and passed a pre-test for naval pilot training. However, he was initially rejected during the physical exam due to a problem with his eardrum. The problem was eventually resolved after six months and he was then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
The was the air arm of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The organization was responsible for the operation of naval aircraft and the conduct of aerial warfare in the Pacific War. The Japanese military acquired their first aircraft in 1910 and followed the development of air combat during World War I with great interest. They initially procured European aircraft but quickly built their own and launched themselves onto an ambitious aircraft carrier building program. They launched the world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier, , in 1922. Afterwards they embarked on a conversion program of several excess battlecruisers and battleships into aircraft carriers. The IJN Air Service had the mission of national air defence, deep strike, naval warfare, and so forth. It retained this mission to the end. The Japanese pilot training program was very selective and rigorous, producing a high-quality and long-serving pilot corps, who were very successful in the air during the early p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petty Officer First Class
Petty officer first class (PO1) is a rank found in some navies and maritime organizations. Canada Petty officer, 1st class, PO1, is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of petty officer 2nd-class and its equivalents, and junior to chief petty officer 2nd-class and its equivalents. Its Army and Air Force equivalent is warrant officer (WO). The French form of the rank is ''maître de 1re classe''. The rank insignia of the PO1 is a crown worn on both forearms of the Service Dress tunic, and on slip-ons on both shoulders of other uniforms. PO1s are generally initially addressed as "Petty Officer Bloggins" or "PO Bloggins", and thereafter as "PO", although in correspondence the full rank or abbreviation is used before the member's name. The full appellation "Petty Officer 1st-Class" or "PO1" in speech is generally used only when the "first-class" distinction be made, such as to distinguish between members with similar names but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aichi D3A
The Aichi D3A Type 99 Carrier Bomber ( Allied reporting name "Val") is a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber. It was the primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and was involved in almost all IJN actions, including the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Aichi D3A was the first Japanese aircraft to bomb American targets in the war, commencing with Pearl Harbor and U.S. bases in the Philippines, such as Clark Air Force Base. They sank more Allied warships than any other Axis aircraft. Design and development In mid-1936, the Japanese Navy issued the 11-Shi specification for a monoplane carrier-based dive bomber to replace the existing D1A biplane then in service. Aichi, Nakajima, and Mitsubishi all submitted designs, with the former two subsequently being asked for two prototypes each. The Aichi design started with low-mounted elliptical wings inspired by the Heinkel He 70 ''Blitz''. It flew slowly enough that the drag from the landing gear was not a serio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichi Arima
was a non-aviator dive bomber Officer (armed forces), officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He participated in Central China campaigns and later led Aichi D3A dive bombers from carrier Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku, ''Shōkaku'' in both carrier battles during Solomon Islands Campaign, where he and his pilot, Kiyoto Furuta, scored bomb hits on United States Navy (USN) carrier ''USS Enterprise (CV-6), Enterprise'' on two occasions. Early career Keiichi Arima enrolled in the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in April 1933 and graduated from the 64th class in March 1937. He received his commission as an Ensign (rank), Ensign in March 1938. In August of the same year he was sent for the Pilot training in the Imperial Japanese Navy, navy pilot training program to Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, Kasumigaura Air Group near Tokyo and completed it in March 1939. He then was chosen for advanced aerial training courses at Yokosuka Air Group near Tokyo and Saiki, Ōita, Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Aircraft Carrier Shōkaku
''Shōkaku'' ( ja, 翔鶴, "Soaring Crane") was the lead ship of her class of two aircraft carriers for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before the Pacific War. Along with her sister ship , she took part in several key naval battles during the war, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, before being torpedoed and sunk by the U.S. submarine at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Design The ''Shōkaku''-class carriers were part of the same program that also included the s. No longer restricted by the provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty, which expired in December 1936, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was free to incorporate all those features they deemed most desirable in an aircraft carrier, namely high speed, a long radius of action, heavy protection and a large aircraft capacity. ''Shōkaku'' was laid down at Yokosuka Dockyard on 12 December 1937, launched on 1 June 1939, and commissioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Santa Cruz Islands
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, fought during 25–27 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or Third Battle of Solomon Sea, in Japan as the Battle of the South Pacific ( ''Minamitaiheiyō kaisen''), was the fourth aircraft carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It was also the fourth major naval engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the lengthy and strategically important Guadalcanal campaign. As in the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and the Eastern Solomons, the ships of the two adversaries were rarely in sight or gun range of each other. Instead, almost all attacks by both sides were mounted by carrier- or land-based aircraft. In an attempt to drive Allied forces from Guadalcanal and nearby islands and end the stalemate that had existed since September 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army planned a major ground offensive on Guadalcanal for 20–25 October 1942. In support o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, LtCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank in most armies and air forces is major, and in the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces is squadron leader. The NATO rank code is mostly OF-3. A lieutenant commander is a department officer or the executive officer ( second-in-command) on many warships and smaller shore installations, or the commanding officer of a smaller ship/installation. They are also department officers in naval aviation squadrons. Etymology Most Commonwealth and other navies address lieutenant commanders by their full rank or the positions they occupy ("captain" if in command of a vessel). The United States Navy, however, addresses officers by their full rank or the higher grade of the rank. For example, oral communications in formal and info ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant (navy)
LieutenantThe pronunciation of ''lieutenant'' is generally split between , , generally in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Commonwealth countries, and , , generally associated with the United States. See lieutenant. (abbreviated Lt, LT (U.S.), LT(USN), Lieut and LEUT, depending on nation) is a commissioned officer rank in many English-speaking nations' navies and coast guards. It is typically the most senior of junior officer ranks. In most navies, the rank's insignia may consist of two medium gold braid stripes, the uppermost stripe featuring an executive curl in many Commonwealth of Nations; or three stripes of equal or unequal width. The now immediately senior rank of lieutenant commander was formerly a senior naval lieutenant rank. Many navies also use a subordinate rank of sub-lieutenant. The appointment of "first lieutenant" in many navies is held by a senior lieutenant. This naval lieutenant ranks higher than an army lieutenants; within NATO countries the nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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