634th Naval Air Group

634th Naval Air Group
634th Naval Air Group
Active	May 1, 1944 – postwar.
Country	Empire of Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Type	Naval aviation unit
Role	Bomber, reconnaissance
Size	48 aircraft (initial)
Part of	4th Carrier Division; 2nd Air Fleet; 1st Air Fleet; 5th Air Fleet; 32nd Air Flotilla
Garrison/HQ	Iwakuni, Japan; Kure, Japan; Battleship Hyūga; Cavite, Philippines; Donggang, Taiwan; Genkai, Japan; Ibusuki, Japan; Sakura Island, Japan
Aircraft flown	E16A Zuiun "Paul"; D4Y Suisei "Judy"; D3A Type 99 "Val"; B6N Tenzan "Jill"; A6M Type 0 "Zeke"; E13A Type 0 "Jake"
Engagements	World War II Formosa Air Battle; Philippines Campaign; Battle of Okinawa;
Insignia
Identification; symbol	634 or squadron code

The 634th Naval Air Group (第六三四海軍航空隊, Dai Roku-San-Yon Kaigun Kōkūtai) was a carrier air group (later converted to airbase garrison unit) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II.

Structure[edit]

Higher unit
- 4th Carrier Division (1 May 1944–14 November 1944)
- 2nd Air Fleet (15 November 1944–7 January 1945)
- 1st Air Fleet (8 January 1945–24 May 1945)
- 5th Air Fleet (25 May 1945–2 August 1945)
- 32nd Air Flotilla (3 August 1945–postwar)
Lower unit
- 163rd Fighter Squadron (1 August 1944–14 November 1944)
- 167th Fighter Squadron (15 August 1944–14 November 1944)
- 301st Reconnaissance Squadron (1 January 1945–postwar)
- 302nd Reconnaissance Squadron (1 July 1945–postwar)
Commanding officers
- Cdr. / Capt. Amagai Takehisa (51) - 1 May 1944 - 15 November 1944 (Captain on 15 October 1944.)
- Cdr. Emura Nichio (57) - 15 November 1944 - 3 July 1945
- Capt. Katsumi Korokuro (51) - 3 July 1945 - 15 September 1945

Bibliography[edit]

The Japanese Modern Historical Manuscripts Association, Organizations, structures and personnel affairs of the Imperial Japanese Army & Navy, University of Tokyo Press, Tōkyō, Japan, 1971, ISBN 978-4-13-036009-8.
Bunrin-Dō Co., Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan.
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Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (http://www.jacar.go.jp/english/index.html)^{[permanent dead link]}, National Archives of Japan, Tōkyō, Japan.
- Reference Code: C08051771200, Transition table of formation of Imperial Japan Navy Air Units (special establishment) during Pacific War, Japan Demobilization Agency, 1949.