721st Naval Air Group

721st Naval Air Group

Mitsubishi G4M2E 721-328 of the 711th Attack Squadron
(Kōnoike Air Base, Japan, February 1945)
Active October 1, 1944August 21, 1945
Country Empire of Japan Empire of Japan
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Branch Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy
Type Naval aviation unit
Role Bomber, manned bomb, fighter
Size 72 (1 October 1944)
Part of Yokosuka Naval District
Combined Fleet
11th Air Flotilla
5th Air Fleet
Garrison/HQ Hyakurigahara, Japan
Komatsu, Japan
Kōnoike, Japan
Kanoya, Japan
Tomitaka, Japan
Matsuyama, Japan
Kan'onji, Japan
Misawa, Japan
Chitose, Japan
Nickname(s) 神雷部隊 Jinrai Butai
(God thunder Corps)
Aircraft flown G4M Type 1 "Betty"
MXY7 Ohka "Baka"
A6M Type 0 "Zeke"
D4Y Suisei "Judy"
Engagements

World War II

Insignia
Identification
symbol
ヨF (YoF, October 1944)
721 (November 1944)
721 K (708th AS, 1945)
神 (Jin, fighter squadron, 1945)

The 721st Naval Air Group (第七二一海軍航空隊 Dai Nana-Futa-Hito Kaigun Kōkūtai) was an aircraft and airbase garrison unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II. This air group was organised for specializes in suicide attack. Another known as God thunder Corps (Jinrai Butai).

Structure

See also

Mitsubishi G4M2E "Betty" of the 711th Attack Squadron/721st Naval Air Group under attack on 21 March 1945.
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