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Yokosuka Naval Air Group
The was the first aviation unit established by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1916 and survived until the end of the Pacific War. It was charged with educating and training aviation personnel, practical testing of new aircraft, and tactical research. In the event of an emergency, it was supposed to take charge of the defense of Tokyo Bay, and from February 1944, when the war situation demanded it, the unit was also involved in combat. History The "Naval Aviation Research Committee", which was established in 1912, has laid the foundation for the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. With the start of domestic production of aircraft and training of crew members on track, the Air Corps Three Group Plan was established in 1916 in order to further improve aircraft. On 1 April 1916 the Yokosuka Naval Air Group was formed in Oppama, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture to replace the "Naval Aviation Research Committee". On 1 September 1923 the Great Kanto Earthquake caused great damage to f ... [...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] |
Shiro Yamauchi
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List Of Air Groups Of The Imperial Japanese Navy
This article contains a list of air groups of Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. Literal translation of 海軍航空隊 (''Kaigun Kōkūtai'') is "Naval Air Group", however, "Naval" is typically omitted in most of the established English-language sources (e.g., ). The list below follows the same convention. Place name Numbered name Regional name Appendix Carrier Aircraft Group Until January 1944 *Aircraft carrier *Seaplane tender After February 1944 See also *'' Kōkūtai'' *List of Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy * List of Imperial Japanese Navy carrier division and air flotilla * List of Imperial Japanese Navy flying squadron Notes Bibliography * * * * *Shin-Jinbutsuoraisha Co., Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan. **Kingendaishi Hensankai, ''Military history of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Groups and Imperial Japanese Army Flying Regiments'', 2001, . **''Rekishi Dokuhon'', Document of the war No. 52 ''Naval Air Group and Kamikaze'', 2001, . *''Air World'', Air W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppama Naval Air Group
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Kanpō (Japanese Government Gazette)
Kanpō (, literally "Official report") is the official gazette of the Japanese government. Its official publication started in 1886, from National Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance. Japan traditionally relied on the Kōsatsu, a wooden plaque placed at shukuba and other important places to let the public in general know the shogun's nationwide or daimyo's local proclamations. As the people's literacy rate improved and the modern nation emerged under the Meiji government, the Kōsatsu was abolished in 1873 and eventually replaced by the ''Kanpō'', the Japanese government gazette, now available on the Internet. See also *Public notice Public notice is a notice given to the public regarding certain types of legal proceedings. __TOC__ By government Public notices are issued by a government agency or legislative body in certain rulemaking or lawmaking proceeding. It is a re ... * Kōsatsu References External linksKanpo Internet Kanpo (National Printing Bureau)in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiaki Matsuda
''Translated from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia'' Rear Admiral Matsuda Chiaki (Japanese: 松田千秋) (29 September 1896 – 6 November 1995) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the third captain of the ''Yamato''. Early life and career Matsuda was born in Kamoto, now part of the city of Yamaga. He entered the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in September 1913. He was graduated as a midshipman, placing 14th out of 95 students, on 22 November 1916 while on a training cruise aboard the cruiser ''Tokiwa''. The cruise began at Sasebo and took him to the ports of Osaka, Shimizu, Maizuru, Incheon, Zhenhai, Dalian, Lushun, Weihaiwei and Qingdao. He returned to Japan on 3 March 1917, resuming his training on 5 April with another cruise in the South Seas which took him to Vancouver, San Francisco, Keelung, Hong Kong (San Pedro), Honolulu, Palau, Yap and Angaur. He returned to Japan on 17 August and joined the crew of the ''Haruna'' two days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunichi Kira
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Sadayoshi Yamada
was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Biography Early career Yamada was born in Fukuoka prefecture as the eldest son of Yamada Sadanao, a colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army, and was raised in Matsue, Shimane. He graduated from the 42nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1914, ranked 5th out of 117 cadets. As a midshipman, he was assigned to the cruisers and , and on his commissioning as ensign was assigned to the battleships and . In May 1918, he attended the Naval Artillery School; however in December 1918 he transferred to the fledgling naval aviation section. He was assigned to a fighter squadron in Yokosuka Naval Air Group from December 1919, where he rose to become a flight commander. As a lieutenant, Yamada was posted as naval attaché to France from August 1920 to December 1923, and was a member of the Japanese delegation at the Versailles Peace Treaty negotiations and while in France was promoted to captain. On h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ueno Keizo
is a district in Tokyo's Taitō Ward, best known as the home of Ueno Park. Ueno is also home to some of Tokyo's finest cultural sites, including the Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Nature and Science, as well as a major public concert hall. Many Buddhist temples are in the area, including the Bentendo temple dedicated to goddess Benzaiten, on an island in Shinobazu Pond. The Kan'ei-ji, a major temple of the Tokugawa shōguns, stood in this area, and its pagoda is now within the grounds of the Ueno Zoo. Nearby is the Ueno Tōshō-gū, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Near the Tokyo National Museum there is The International Library of Children's Literature. Just south of the station is the Ameya-yokochō, a street market district that evolved out of an open-air black market that sprung up after World War II. Just east is the Ueno motorcycle district, with English-speaking staff available in some store ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totsuka Michitaro
was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. Biography Tozuka was a native of the former Sendagaya Village in Tokyo, now part of Shibuya. He graduated 33rd out of 149 cadets in the 38th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in July 1910. He served his midshipman tour on the armored cruiser ''Asama'' on its circumpacific voyage to Honolulu, San Francisco, Acapulco and Panama. Heb was subsequently assigned to ''Kurama'' and ''Naniwa''. After attending gunnery and torpedo schools, he was promoted to lieutenant in 1913, and assigned to ''Kasagi''. During World War I, he was attending junior officer courses at Naval Staff College, from which he emerged in 1917. He subsequently served on ''Tsushima'', ''Mishima'', and ''Hirado''. He returned to the Naval Staff College in 1920, graduating 23rd out of 26 students, and with the rank of lieutenant commander. He subsequently served on the ''Ōi'', ''Kiso'' and as cadet instructor on the training cruis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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