Genzan A6M2b fighters at Genzan (Wonsan), Korea in April 1945.
Active
15 Nov 1940 – 1 Nov 1942 15 Aug 1944 – the end of war
Country
Empire of Japan
Allegiance
Imperial Japanese Navy
Branch
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Type
Naval aviation unit
Role
Bomber and fighter support (1940) Training (1944)
Garrison/HQ
Wonsan, Korea Hankou, China Saigon, French Indochina Rabaul, New Britain Kanoya, Japan
Engagements
Second Sino-Japanese War
Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
Battle of Malaya
Battle of Singapore
Dutch East Indies campaign
New Guinea Campaign
Battle of Okinawa
Insignia
Identification symbol
ゲン (Gen, 1940, Japan homeland)
Identification symbol
G (1940, outside Japan homeland)
Identification symbol
ケ (Ke, 1944)
Identification symbol
ゲン (Gen, August 1945)
Military unit
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