The Inspectorate-General of Army Aviation or was a section of the
Imperial Japanese Army
The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...
Aeronautical Department charged with planning and supervision of the training of flying and air maintenance personnel of the
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service.
It was under the control and supervision of the General Affairs Unit of Inspectorate of Army Aviation and Air Training and Instruction Department.
Composition
It was headed by an Inspector general who was responsible for the technical and tactical training of the Army Air service and of the other services related to the Air Service under the Ministry of War. It was composed of the following:
;General Affairs (''somobu''):
*General Affairs (Administrative services) - personnel, finance, etc.
*Section 1. Air General Training (related with Air Training and Instruction Department)
*Section 2. Aircraft Research and Training Regulations (linked with Aircraft Research units and
Tachikawa Air Arsenal)
*Section 3. Special Air Schools (related with Air Training and Instruction Department)
;Secondary Bureaus:
*Air Defense (AA units)
*Airfield Engineering
*Air Transport
*Air Chemical Warfare unit
*Air Intelligence and Communications
List of Inspector Generals of Aviation
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Tomoyuki Yamashita
was a Japanese officer and convicted war criminal, who was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore, with his accomplishment of conquering ...
: Inspector general of Army Aviation
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Prince Mikasa: Inspector general of Army Aviation
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Torashirō Kawabe
was a general and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff during World War II. He was also the younger brother of General Masakazu Kawabe.
Biography
Born in Toyama prefecture, Kawabe graduated from the 24th class of the ...
: Deputy Chief, Inspectorate General of Air Force
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Korechika Anami: Inspector General of Army Aviation
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Hideki Tōjō: Inspector General of Army Aviation
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Kenji Doihara: Inspector General of Army Aviation
Imperial Japanese Army
Aviation
Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...
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