The 1st Air Fleet (第一航空艦隊, Daiichi Kōkū Kantai), also known as the Kidō Butai ("Mobile Force"), was a name used for a combined carrier battle group comprising...

Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service: over 1,200 fighters/bombers allocated for all four regions of operation Sho 1st Air Fleet based in Manila, Philippines:...

On 10 April 1941, Nagumo was appointed commander-in-chief of the First Air Fleet, the IJN's main carrier battle group, largely due to his seniority. Many...

Japanese Navy Air Service disposed of an increasing number of "air fleets" - airborne combat units attached to the Navy. The 1st Air Fleet was the primary...

Operation Ten-Go, the Combined Fleet had ceased to exist as an effective combat force. Self Defense Fleet 1st Air Fleet Created Baron on 5 June 1896. Forced...

2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet on 10 March 1942. 14 July 1942 => 15 December 1944, reorganized from 1st Air Fleet. 4th Fleet (第四艦隊, Dai-Yon Kantai) 14...

June 4, the Japanese launch an air raid on Midway. Initial attempts by US land-based aircraft to strike the Japanese fleet carriers fail, although Nagumo...

The 1st Carrier Air Group (1st CAG) was a Royal Navy aircraft carrier air group of the Fleet Air Arm. It was initially formed in June 1945, for service...

Vice Admiral Alfred Montgomery was named as Commander, First Task Fleet, in an air station report of July 1947, with an inspection visit by a group of...

duration of the conflict (Southern Expeditionary Fleet, 3rd Fleet, 1st Mobile Fleet, and the Combined Fleet). Ozawa was noted for his innovative ideas in...

words "Tora! Tora! Tora!" back to the carrier Akagi, the flagship of 1st Air Fleet. The message meant that complete surprise had been achieved. Due to...

Patrol and Reconnaissance Wings in the U.S. Navy Lineage: Patrol Wing 1(1st), Fleet Air Wing 1, Patrol Wing 1(2nd), Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 1. The wing...

In the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), the Fleet Air Force (Japanese: 航空集団, romanized: kōkū shūdan) is its naval aviation branch, responsible...

after hitting a reef in February. Following repairs, Kaga rejoined the 1st Air Fleet for the Battle of Midway in June 1942. After bombarding American forces...

of controlling the Pacific Ocean is to quickly annihilate the American fleet. Air Staff Officer Minoru Genda is chosen to mastermind the operation while...

Ocean raid. After a brief refit, Sōryū and three other carriers of the 1st Air Fleet (Kidō Butai) participated in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. After...

reconnaissance aircraft. The task facing the Japanese air forces seemed impossible. The 1st Air Fleet commandant, Vice Admiral Takijirō Ōnishi, decided to...

commander of the First Air Fleet in the northern Philippines. While he is commonly credited with having devised the tactic of suicide air attacks (kamikaze)...

characters) – 1st Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy; amongst a number of military-unit names incorporating the phrase Dai-ichi Hōsō – The 1st Broadcast...

a specific naval air policy in these early years was made apparent by the fact that the Yokosuka Air Group operated with the fleet only once a year when...

targets, or sailing with a fleet to provide air cover against enemy bombers. Genda understood the potential of massed air raids launched from multiple...

The 1st Fleet Command (Indonesian: Komando Armada I abbreviated as Koarmada I) is one of the fleet commands under the Indonesian Fleet Command, which covers...

the 1st Fleet Command. The 1st Fleet Minehunter Force is responsible for developing combat strength and capabilities in mine warfare and anti-air warfare...

planes – 147 of them immediately in the Marianas – that made up the 1st Air Fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Kakuji Kakuta whose headquarters was...

a list of Fleet Air Arm groups of the Royal Navy, that were either formed or planned. There were two types of groups: there were Carrier Air Groups that...

particularly the Kongō-class battlecruisers and the aircraft carriers of the 1st Air Fleet. Design studies prepared during the development of the earlier North...

four carriers of the 1st Air Fleet on 4 June, Yamamoto attempted to lure the American forces west to within range of the Japanese air groups at Wake Island...

1st Fleet Patrol Ship Force (Indonesian: Satuan Kapal Patroli Komando Armada I abbreviated as Satrol Koarmada I) is part of the Indonesian 1st Fleet Sea...

In January 1945, the 2nd Air Fleet was dissolved and merged with the 1st Air Fleet. With the merger of the two air fleets in the Philippines, Fukudome...

First Air Fleet or Kido Butai (Striking Force) in early 1941, she became its flagship, and remained so for the duration of her service. With other fleet carriers...