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11th Air Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)

FieldValue
unit_name11th Air Fleet
dates1941-1945
typeCombined Arms
command_structureSoutheast Area Fleet

The 11th Air Fleet was a grouping of naval aviation and surface units.

Assignments and Components

DateHigher unitLower units
15 January 1941 (original)Combined Fleet[21st Air Flotilla](21st-air-flotilla), [22nd Air Flotilla](22nd-air-flotilla), [24th Air Flotilla](24th-air-flotilla)
10 December 1941Combined Fleet21st Air Flotilla, 22nd Air Flotilla, [23rd Air Flotilla](23rd-air-flotilla),
DesDiv. 34 (Destroyer *Akikaze*, *Hakaze*, *Tachikaze*), Auxiliary aircraft transport *Keiyō Maru*, *Lyons Maru*, *Kamogawa Maru*, *Amagisan Maru*, *Nikkoku Maru*, *Tatsugami Maru*, *Hinō Maru No. 5*, *Nana Maru*
1st Yokosuka SNLF, 2nd Yokosuka SNLF
14 July 1942Combined Fleet22nd Air Flotilla, 24th Air Flotilla, [25th Air Flotilla](25th-air-flotilla), [26th Air Flotilla](26th-air-flotilla),
DesDiv. 34, Auxiliary aircraft transport *Lyons Maru*, *Keiyō Maru*, *Nagoya Maru*
24 December 1942Southeast Area Fleet22nd Air Flotilla, 24th Air Flotilla, 25th Air Flotilla, 26th Air Flotilla, Atsugi NAG, Toyohashi NAG, 802nd NAG,
Seaplane tender *Akitsushima*, Destroyer *Akikaze*, *Tachikaze*
Auxiliary aircraft transport *Lyons Maru*, *Keiyō Maru*, *Nagoya Maru*, *Goshū Maru*, *Mogamigawa Maru*, *Fujikawa Maru*
1 January 1944Southeast Area Fleet25th Air Flotilla, 26th Air Flotilla, 151st NAG,
Seaplane tender *Akitsushima*, Destroyer *Akikaze*, *Tachikaze*
15 August 1944Southeast Area Fleet958th NAG, 105th Air Base Unit
6 September 1945Surrendered to Australia at Rabaul.

Commanders

RankNameDateNote, additional post
1
2
3
24 December 1942

Chiefs of Staff

RankNameDateNote, additional post
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 December 1944

Notes

References

References

  1. L, Klemen. (1999–2000). "Vice-Admiral Nishio Tsukahara". Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941-1942.
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