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Imperial Japanese Navy
Commanders of Naval Air Groups
In cooperation with Jeff Donahoo
The format for names is Japanese style: rank; last name, first name; Japanese name in Kaji;
(and in brackets the officer's graduating class of the Naval Academy at Etajima, if applicable).
(M) Behind the name indicates a merchant marine (civilian) officer.
Rank as was at the date he took command, whether as supervisor or captain.
If an officer is shown as being in command before the ship was commissioned, he was Chief Equipping Officer, becoming Commanding Officer on the date the ship was commissioned.
Dates are given thus: day.month.year
Commanders marked with * are known to have died.
Bihoro (Mihoro) Naval Air Group
   becomes 701 Naval Air Group 01.11.42
      • Capt Kondo, Katsuji (46) 11.41 – 01.11.42
Chichi Jima Naval Air Group
      • Cdr Takahashi, Nobukichi (47) 2.42 – 8.42
      • Capt Kamo, Yuhao (48) 8.42 – 10.43
Chitose Naval Air Group
   becomes 201 Naval Air Group 01.11.42
      • Capt Ohashi, Fujiro (46)
Chosen Naval Air Group
      • R.Adm Kondo, Katsuji (46) 6.45 – 9.45
Genzen Naval Air Group
   becomes 252 Naval Air Group 9.42
      • Capt Yanagimura, Yoshitane (49) 9.42 – 2.44
      • Capt Furukawa, Kiyonami (45) 8.44 – 10.44
Hakata Naval Air Group
      • Capt Hattori, Katsuji (44) 11.41 – 11.42
      • Capt Furukawa, Tamotsu (43) 11.42 – 9.43
Hyakurihara Naval Air Group
      • Capt Sakata, Yoshito (46) 1.43 – 7.43
      • Capt Inoue, Samaji (44) 2.44 – 7.44
      • Capt Takatsugu, Konichi (44) 7.44 – 5.45
Iwakuni Naval Air Group
      • Capt Minobe, Sasakatsu (42) 11.41 – 9.42
      • Capt Minato, Keijo (44) 3.43 – 11.43
Iwojima Naval Air Group
      • Capt Inoue, Samaji (44) 7.44 – 3.45
Izimi Naval Air Group
      • Capt Minobe, Sasakatsu (42) 4.43 – 8.43
Kamatsushima Naval Air Group
      • Capt Kose, Takasue (42) 11.41 – 5.43
Kanoya Naval Air Group
   becomes 253 Naval Air Group 01.11.42
   disbanded 7.44
      • Capt Fujiyoshi, Naoshiro (44) 11.41 – 4.42
      • Capt Kondo, Katsuji (46) 4.42 – 11.42
      • Capt Odawara, Toshiko (48) 9.42 – 10.42
      • Capt Takatsugu, Konichi (44) 10.42 – 1.44
Kashima Naval Air Group
      • Capt Yamada, Michiyuki (42) 11.41 – 11.42
      • Capt Araki, Keikichi (45) 11.42 – 3.43
Kasumigura Naval Air Group
      • Capt Senda, Sadatoshi (40) 11.41 – 11.42
      • Capt Yamada, Michiyuki (42) 11.42 – 1.43
      • Capt Ito, Yoshiaki (43) 1.43 – 8.43
      • R.Adm Miki, Morihiko (40) 8.43 – 2.44
      • R.Adm Furukawa, Tamotsu (43) 2.44 – 9.44
Kisarazu Naval Air Group
      • Capt Asakira, Kuni (49) 11.41 – 3.42
      • Capt Awanohara, Hitoshi (50) 11.41 – 4.42
      • Capt Fujiyoshi, Naoshiro (44) 4.42 – 10.42
Kitakura Naval Air Group
      • Capt Hosoya, Sukeyoshi (49) 4.45 – 5.45
Kochi Naval Air Group
      • *Capt Kato, Hideyoshi (48) 7.44 – 8.45
Kofuji Naval Air Group
      • *Capt Higuchi, Ko (40) 5.44 – 10.44
Kure Naval Air Group
      • Capt Shinoda, Taraahachi (44) 5.43 – 5.44
Kyushu Naval Air Group
      • R.Adm Yamanori, Kamenosuke (45) 3.45 – 9.45
Malaya Naval Air Group
      • Capt Shinoda, Taraahachi (44) 10.44 – 9.45
Mariana Naval Air Group
      • *Capt Kamei, Yoshio (46) 7.44 – 8.44
Matsushima Naval Air Group
      • Capt Sakata, Yoshito (46) 10.44 – 3.45
Mie Naval Air Group
      • Capt Kose, Takasue (42) 5.43 – 2.44
Nagoya Naval Air Group
      • Capt Takeda, Rokukichi (36) 4.42 – 5.42
Oi Naval Air Group
      • Capt Matsuoka, Tomoyuki (42) 4.42 – 11.42
      • Capt Miyoshi, Hisashi (45) 11.42 – 5.44
Okinawa Naval Air Group
      • Capt Hanada, Jiro (47) 4.44 – 12.44
Omura Naval Air Group
      • Capt Inoue, Samaji (44) 11.41 – 2.42
Orita Naval Air Group
      • Capt Miyoshi, Hisashi (45) 11.41 – 11.42
      • Capt Kondo, Katsuji (46) 11.42 – 10.43
Philippine Naval Air Group
      • R.Adm Kose, Takasue (42) 7.44 – 9.45
Saiki Naval Air Group
      • Capt Nagai, Mitsuru (45) 12.43 – 7.44
      • Capt Umetani, Karou (46) 7.44 – 1.45
Sasebo Naval Air Group
      • Capt Miyazaki, Shigetoshi (46) 11.41 – 4.42
Suzuka Naval Air Group
      • Capt Ando, Shigeki (43) 8.42 – 9.42
      • Capt Fujiyoshi, Naoshiro (44) 10.42 – 2.44
      • R.Adm Hattori, Katsuji (44) 2.44 – 7.44
Tainian Naval Air Group
   becomes 251 Naval Air Group 11.42
   disbanded 7.44
      • CaptHiguchi, Ko (40) 11.41 – 9.42
      • R.Adm Miki, Morihiko (40) 5.44 – 7.44
Taiwan Naval Air Group
      • Capt Sakata, Yoshito (46) 7.44 – 8.44
Takao Naval Air Group
      • Capt Ito Yoshiaki, (43) 25.06.41 – 20.03.42
      • Capt (Prince) Asaakira, Kuni (49) 20.03.42 – 10.42
      • Capt Inoue, Samaji (44) 01.02.42 – 2.44
Takuma Naval Air Group
      • Capt Araki, Keikichi (45) 8.44 – 5.45
      • *Capt Hosoya, Sukeyoshi (49) 5.45
Tateyama Naval Air Group
      • Capt Kikuchi, Tomozo (45) 11.41 – 3.42
      • Capt Ando, Shigeki (43) 3.42 – 8.42
      • Capt Takahashi, Nobukichi (47) 10.43 – 6.44
Toko Naval Air Group
      • Capt Miura, Kanzo (47) 11.41 – 11.42
Tokushima Naval Air Group
      • Capt Konishi, Seizo (46) 4.42 – 12.42
      • Capt Takahashi, Nobukichi (47) 7.43 – 10.43
Tschiura Naval Air Group
      • Capt Aoki, Taijiro (41) 11.41 – 3.42
      • Capt Hasagawa, Kiichi (42) 3.42 – 11.42
      • R.Adm Matsuoka, Tomoyuki (42) 11.42 – 3.43
      • Capt Araki, Keikichi (45) 3.43 – 8.44
      • R.Adm Fujiyoshi, Naoshiro (44) 6.45 – 9.45
Tsukuba Naval Air Group
      • Capt Nomoto, Tameki (44) 11.41 – 6.42
      • Capt Yokokawa, Ichibei (43) 6.42 – 12.42
      • Capt Takatsugu, Konichi (44) 3.44 – 5.45
Urato Naval Air Group
      • R.Adm Beppu, Arimoto (38) 11.44 – 3.45
Usa Naval Air Group
      • Capt Matsuoka, Tomoyuki (42) 11.41 – 4.42
      • Capt Ito, Yoshiaki (43) 4.42 – 1.43
      • Capt Miura, Kanzo (47) 1.43 – 4.43
Utsumi Naval Air Group
      • R.Adm Araki, Keikichi (45) 5.45 – 9.45
Yatabe Naval Air Group
      • Capt Matsubara, Masata (36) 2.43 – 4.43
      • R.Adm Miki, Morihiko (40) 11.43 – 2.44
      • Capt Umetani, Karou (46) 1.45 – 5.45
Yokohoma Naval Air Group
   becomes 801 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Yokoi, Toshiyuki (46) 11.41 – 5.42
      • Capt Miyazaki, Shigetoshi (46) 4.42 – 8.42
Yokosuka Naval Air Group
      • Capt Arima, Masafumi (43) 11.41 – 5.42
      • R.Adm Kusaka, Ryunosuke (41) 11.42 – 11.43
      • R.Adm Yamada, Sasyoshi (42) 12.43 – 3.44
      • R.Adm Kira, Shunichi (40) 3.44 – 7.44
      • R.Adm Hattori, Katsuji (44) 7.44 – 9.44
      • Capt Kato, Tadao (45) 7.44 – 3.45
1 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Inoue, Samaji (44) 2.42 – 9.42
      • Cdr Sonoyama, Hitoshi (49) 9.42 – 11.42
2 Naval Air Group
   activated 5.42
   becomes 582 Naval Air Group
   disbanded 7.43
3 Naval Air Group
   becomes 202 Naval Air Group 11.42
   disbanded 7.44
      • Capt Kamei, Yoshio (46) 11.41 – 8.42
      • Capt Umetani, Karou (46) 8.42 – 10.42
4 Naval Air Group
   activated 10.01.42
   redesignated 01.11.42 as 702 NAG
      • Capt Moritama, Kahiro (45) 10.02.41 – 09.42
      • Cdr Miyazaki, Takashi (52) 09.42 – 01.11.42
5 Naval Air Group
      • Cdr Takahashi, Nobukichi (47) 8.42 – 11.42
6 Naval Air Group
   activated 4.42
   becomes 204 Naval Air Group 11.42
   disbanded 4.44
      • Capt Sugimoto, Ushie (44) 3.43 – 9.43
7 Naval Air Group
8 Naval Air Group
11 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Takahashi, Nobukichi (47) 12.44 – 4.45
12 Naval Air Group
13 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Miyoshi, Hisashi (45) 5.44 – 5.45
14 Naval Air Group
15 Naval Air Group
18 Naval Air Group
      • Cdr Takahashi, Nobukichi (47) 11.41 – 2.42
19 Naval Air Group
      • Cdr Sonoyama, Hitoshi (49) 4.42 – 9.42
21 Naval Air Group
31 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Takeda, Rokukichi (36) 9.44 – 9.45
32 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Kose, Takasue (42) 3.44 – 7.44
33 Naval Air Group
35 Naval Air Group
36 Naval Air Group
40 Naval Air Group
102 Naval Air Group
      • *Capt Awanohara, Hitoshi (50) 1.44 – 8.44
121 Naval Air Group
131 Naval Air Group
   activated 7.44
   disbanded 9.45
132 Naval Air Group
153 Naval Air Group
   activated 1.44
   disbanded 9.45
      • Capt Takahashi Nobukichi (47) 7.44 – 11.44
201 Naval Air Group
   See Chitose NAG
202 Naval Air Group
   See 3 NAG
203 Naval Air Group
   activated 2.44
   disbanded 9.45
204 Naval Air Group
   See 6 NAG
205 Naval Air Group
   activated 2.45
   disbanded 9.45
210 Naval Air Group
   activated 9.44
   disbanded 9.45
221 Naval Air Group
   activated 1.44
   disbanded 1.45
251 Naval Air Group
   See Tainian NAG
252 Naval Air Group
   See Genzen NAG
253 Naval Air Group
   See Kanoya NAG
254 Naval Air Group
   activated 10.43
   disbanded 1.45
256 Naval Air Group
   activated 2.44
   disbanded 12.44
261 Naval Air Group
   activated 6.43
   disbanded 7.44
263 Naval Air Group
   activated 10.43
   disbanded 7.44
265 Naval Air Group
   activated 11.43
   disbanded 7.44
281 Naval Air Group (CenPac Fleet)
   activated 2.43
   disbanded 2.44
301 Naval Air Group
   activated 11.43
   disbanded 7.44
302 Naval Air Group
   activated 3.44
   deactivated 9.45
321 Naval Air Group
   activated 10.43
   disbanded 7.44
331 Naval Air Group
   activated 7.43
   disbanded 5.44
332 Naval Air Group
   activated 8.44
   disbanded 9.45
341 Naval Air Group
   activated 11.43
   disbanded 1.45
343 Naval Air Group
   activated 1.44
   disbanded 7.44
   reactivated 12.44
   disbanded 9.45
      • Capt Genda, Minoru 12.44 –
352 Naval Air Group
   activated 8.44
   disbanded 9.45
381 Naval Air Group
   activated 10.43
   disbanded 9.45
      • Capt Kondo, Katsuji (46) 10.43 – 10.44
452 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Takahashi, Nobukichi (47) 11.42 – 7.43
453 Naval Air Group
501 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Sakata, Yoshito (46) 7.43 – 7.44
503 Naval Air Group
521 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Kamei, Yoshio (46) 3.44 – 7.44
541 Naval Air Group
553 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Takatsugu, Konichi (44) 2.44 – 3.44
582 Naval Air Group
   See 2 NAG
601 Naval Air Group
634 Naval Air Group
652 Naval Air Group
653 Naval Air Group
702 Naval Air Group
   redesignated 01.11.42 from Bihoro NAG
      • Capt Kondo, Katsuji (46) 01.11.42 – 03.42
702 Naval Air Group
   redesignated 01.11.42 from 4 NAG
      • Cdr Miyazaki, Takashi (52) 01.11.42 – 03.43
703 Naval Air Group
   01.11.42 redesignated from Chitose NAG
705 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Konishi, Seizo (46) 12.42 – 7.43
      • Capt Shinoda, Taraahachi (44) 5.44 – 10.44
721 Naval Air Group
   activated 10.44
      • disbanded 9.45
751 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Odawara, Toshiko (48) 10.42 – 3.43
752 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Sonoyama, Hitoshi (49) 11.42 – 2.44
753 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Umetani, Karou (46) 10.42 – 7.44
762 Naval Air Group
801 Naval Air Group
    01.11.42 redesignated from Yokohoma NAG
802 Naval Air Group
      • *Capt Kamo, Yuhao (48) 10.43 – 2.44
901 Naval Air Group
      • R.Adm Horiuchi, Shigetada (46) 1.45 – 9.45
902 Naval Air Group
903 Naval Air Group
      • R.Adm Nomoto, Tameki (44) 12.44 – 9.45
931 Naval Air Group
932 Naval Air Group
934 Naval Air Group
   activated 11.42
   deactivated 3.44
936 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Konishi, Seizo (46) 7.43 – 9.44
938 Naval Air Group
951 Naval Air Group
      • R.Adm Furukawa, Kiyonami (45) 10.44 – 7.45
954 Naval Air Group
      • Capt Takeda, Rokukichi (36) 9.43 – 12.43
955 Naval Air Group
 

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