701st Naval Air Group

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

Structure

 * Higher unit
 * 22nd Air Flotilla (1 November 1942–15 March 1943, dissolved.)
 * Commanding officers
 * Capt. Yamada Yutaka (49) - 1 November 1942 - 15 March 1943

Structure

 * Higher unit
 * 51st Carrier Division (20 February 1944–14 November 1944)
 * 25th Air Flotilla (15 November 1944–9 February 1945)
 * 5th Air Fleet (10 February 1945–postwar)
 * Lower unit
 * 305th Fighter Squadron (20 March 1945–5 May 1945)
 * 311th Fighter Squadron (5 March 1945–24 May 1945)
 * 5th Attack Squadron (5 January 1945–9 February 1945)
 * 102nd Attack Squadron (1 October 1944–9 December 1944)
 * 103rd Attack Squadron (1 October 1944–postwar.)
 * 105th Attack Squadron (10 February 1945–postwar.)
 * 251st Attack Squadron (10 February 1945–19 April 1945)
 * 252nd Attack Squadron (1 October 1944–14 December 1944)
 * 256th Attack Squadron (1 January 1945–9 February 1945)
 * 406th Attack Squadron (25 January 1945–9 February 1945)
 * 702nd Attack Squadron (1 April 1944–9 October 1944)
 * 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron (15 November 1944–9 February 1945)
 * Commanding officers
 * Capt. Yamada Yutaka (49) - 20 February 1944 - 5 September 1944
 * Capt. Kida Tatsuhiko (50) - 5 September 1944 - 29 May 1945
 * Capt. Enoo Yoshio (51) - 29 May 1945 - 15 August 1945