Greetings,
Have just stumbled across the following IJAAF unit in December 1941 under the 2nd Army Air Force Division:
29th Independent Flight/Air Unit (Cmdr ?), with
• 6th Close Support Group, 27× Ki-36, (Cmdr ?)
• 7th Close Support Group, 27× Ki-30, ( Capt Yoshio SAKAI )
Did this Unit had its own airfield unit? If so, which one?
Details regarding commanders and locations for December 1941 appreciated.
Cheers
Leo
29th Independet Flight Unit — December 1941
- Leo Niehorster
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Re: 29th Independet Flight Unit — December 1941
Hello Leo,
The composition of the 29th Independent Air Unit was as follows.
- HQ (Lt Col Akira MITSUOKA)
- 66th Independent Air Company (直協 Close Support) 12×Ki-36 (Capt Takeo ITAMI)
- 87th Independent Air Company (軍偵 Reconnaissance) 12×Ki-55 (Capt Hanji NAKAGAWA)
The 29th Independent Air Unit already had been stationed in China on 8 December, 1941.
6th and 7thClose Support Air Units were directly subordinated to 航空兵団 Air Corp.
- 6th Close Support Air Unit 4×Ki-36 (Capt Humio KAWARAZAKI)
- 7th Close Support Air Unit 4×Ki-36 (Capt Yoshio SAKAI)
These units were transferred to 206th Independent Air Unit on 10 December, 1941.
The below is the composition of Air Corp on 8 December, 1941.
(It was mean time organization, not order of battle which was wartime organization.)
* Air Corp HQ was renamed to 2nd Air Army HQ in May 1942.
** 2nd Air Group HQ was renamed to 2nd Air Division HQ in May 1942.
- Air Corp HQ*
---- 2nd Air Group HQ**
-------- 2nd Air Brigade HQ
------------ 6th Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
------------ 9th Air Regiment (Fighting)
------------ 65th Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
------------ 2nd Air Sector Command
---------------- 26th Airfield Battalion (Fighting)
---------------- 30th Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
---------------- 37th Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
-------- 8th Air Brigade HQ
------------ 32nd Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
------------ 33rd Air Regiment (Fighting)
------------ 58th Air Regiment (Heavy Bombing)
------------ 8th Air Sector Command
---------------- 46th Airfield Battalion (Heavy Bombing)
---------------- 53rd Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
-------- 28th Independent Air Unit HQ
------------ 63rd Independent Air Company (HQ Reconnaissance)
------------ 81st Independent Air Company (HQ Reconnaissance)
-------- 29th Independent Air Unit HQ
------------ 66th Independent Air Company (Close Support)
------------ 87th Independent Air Company (Reconnaissance)
-------- 39th Airfield Battalion ((HQ Reconnaissance)
-------- 56th Airfield Battalion (Reconnaissance)
-------- 2nd Air Signal Regiment
-------- 1st Air Intelligence Unit (-)
---- 9th Air Brigade HQ
-------- 24th Air Regiment (Fighting)
-------- 45th Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
-------- 61st Air Regiment (Heavy Bombing)
-------- 9th Air Sector Command
------------ 20th Airfield Battalion (Heavy Bombing)
------------ 47th Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
------------ 51st Airfield Battalion (Fighting)
---- 13th Air Brigade HQ
-------- 85th Air Regiment (Fighting)
-------- 87th Air Regiment (Fighting)
-------- 13th Air Sector Command
------------ 86th Airfield battalion (Fighting)
------------ 88th Airfield battalion (Fighting)
---- Peichengtsu Army Flight School Air Instruction Brigade HQ
-------- 208th Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
-------- Peichengtsu Army Flight School Air Instruction Sector Command
------------ 209th Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
---- 7th Air Regiment (Heavy Bombing)
----70th Air Regiment (Fighting)
---- 206th Independent Air Unit HQ
-------- 54th Independent Air Company (Close Support)
---- 6th Close Support Air Unit
---- 7th Close Support Air Unit
---- 6th Air Sector Command
---- 10th Air Sector Command
---- 38th Airfield Battalion (Heavy Bombing)
---- 71st Airfield Battalion (Fighting)
---- 76th Airfield Battalion (Heavy Bombing)
---- 207th Airfield Battalion (Reconnaissance)
---- Part of 1st Air Signal Regiment
---- 5th Air Signal Regiment
---- 6th Air Signal Regiment
---- 2nd Air Intelligence Unit
---- 3rd Air Intelligence Unit (-)
---- 15th Air Intelligence Unit
---- Kwantung Army Meteorological Unit
---- 5th Field Meteorological Battalion
---- 7th Field Air Repair Depot
---- 8th Field Air Repair Depot
---- 9th Field Air Repair Depot (-)
----10th Field Air Repair Depot
---- 11th Field Air Repair Depot
---- 12th Field Air Repair Depot (-)
---- 7th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 8th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 9th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 10th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 11th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 12th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 207th Peichengtsu Army Flight School Materials Branch Depot
---- 209th Peichengtsu Army Flight School Materials Branch Depot
---- 65th Independent Motor Transport Battalion
---- 16th Field Duty Unit HQ
-------- 76th Land Duty Company
-------- 89th Land Duty Company
-------- 90th Land Duty Company
---- 2nd Field Construction Unit HQ
-------- 41st Construction Duty Company
-------- 42nd Construction Duty Company
fontessa
The composition of the 29th Independent Air Unit was as follows.
- HQ (Lt Col Akira MITSUOKA)
- 66th Independent Air Company (直協 Close Support) 12×Ki-36 (Capt Takeo ITAMI)
- 87th Independent Air Company (軍偵 Reconnaissance) 12×Ki-55 (Capt Hanji NAKAGAWA)
The 29th Independent Air Unit already had been stationed in China on 8 December, 1941.
6th and 7thClose Support Air Units were directly subordinated to 航空兵団 Air Corp.
- 6th Close Support Air Unit 4×Ki-36 (Capt Humio KAWARAZAKI)
- 7th Close Support Air Unit 4×Ki-36 (Capt Yoshio SAKAI)
These units were transferred to 206th Independent Air Unit on 10 December, 1941.
The below is the composition of Air Corp on 8 December, 1941.
(It was mean time organization, not order of battle which was wartime organization.)
* Air Corp HQ was renamed to 2nd Air Army HQ in May 1942.
** 2nd Air Group HQ was renamed to 2nd Air Division HQ in May 1942.
- Air Corp HQ*
---- 2nd Air Group HQ**
-------- 2nd Air Brigade HQ
------------ 6th Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
------------ 9th Air Regiment (Fighting)
------------ 65th Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
------------ 2nd Air Sector Command
---------------- 26th Airfield Battalion (Fighting)
---------------- 30th Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
---------------- 37th Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
-------- 8th Air Brigade HQ
------------ 32nd Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
------------ 33rd Air Regiment (Fighting)
------------ 58th Air Regiment (Heavy Bombing)
------------ 8th Air Sector Command
---------------- 46th Airfield Battalion (Heavy Bombing)
---------------- 53rd Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
-------- 28th Independent Air Unit HQ
------------ 63rd Independent Air Company (HQ Reconnaissance)
------------ 81st Independent Air Company (HQ Reconnaissance)
-------- 29th Independent Air Unit HQ
------------ 66th Independent Air Company (Close Support)
------------ 87th Independent Air Company (Reconnaissance)
-------- 39th Airfield Battalion ((HQ Reconnaissance)
-------- 56th Airfield Battalion (Reconnaissance)
-------- 2nd Air Signal Regiment
-------- 1st Air Intelligence Unit (-)
---- 9th Air Brigade HQ
-------- 24th Air Regiment (Fighting)
-------- 45th Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
-------- 61st Air Regiment (Heavy Bombing)
-------- 9th Air Sector Command
------------ 20th Airfield Battalion (Heavy Bombing)
------------ 47th Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
------------ 51st Airfield Battalion (Fighting)
---- 13th Air Brigade HQ
-------- 85th Air Regiment (Fighting)
-------- 87th Air Regiment (Fighting)
-------- 13th Air Sector Command
------------ 86th Airfield battalion (Fighting)
------------ 88th Airfield battalion (Fighting)
---- Peichengtsu Army Flight School Air Instruction Brigade HQ
-------- 208th Air Regiment (Light Bombing)
-------- Peichengtsu Army Flight School Air Instruction Sector Command
------------ 209th Airfield Battalion (Light Bombing)
---- 7th Air Regiment (Heavy Bombing)
----70th Air Regiment (Fighting)
---- 206th Independent Air Unit HQ
-------- 54th Independent Air Company (Close Support)
---- 6th Close Support Air Unit
---- 7th Close Support Air Unit
---- 6th Air Sector Command
---- 10th Air Sector Command
---- 38th Airfield Battalion (Heavy Bombing)
---- 71st Airfield Battalion (Fighting)
---- 76th Airfield Battalion (Heavy Bombing)
---- 207th Airfield Battalion (Reconnaissance)
---- Part of 1st Air Signal Regiment
---- 5th Air Signal Regiment
---- 6th Air Signal Regiment
---- 2nd Air Intelligence Unit
---- 3rd Air Intelligence Unit (-)
---- 15th Air Intelligence Unit
---- Kwantung Army Meteorological Unit
---- 5th Field Meteorological Battalion
---- 7th Field Air Repair Depot
---- 8th Field Air Repair Depot
---- 9th Field Air Repair Depot (-)
----10th Field Air Repair Depot
---- 11th Field Air Repair Depot
---- 12th Field Air Repair Depot (-)
---- 7th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 8th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 9th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 10th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 11th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 12th Field Air Supply Depot
---- 207th Peichengtsu Army Flight School Materials Branch Depot
---- 209th Peichengtsu Army Flight School Materials Branch Depot
---- 65th Independent Motor Transport Battalion
---- 16th Field Duty Unit HQ
-------- 76th Land Duty Company
-------- 89th Land Duty Company
-------- 90th Land Duty Company
---- 2nd Field Construction Unit HQ
-------- 41st Construction Duty Company
-------- 42nd Construction Duty Company
fontessa
- Leo Niehorster
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Re: 29th Independet Flight Unit — December 1941
Hi fontessa,
Good post. Will have to amend quite a bit of my stuff.
Cheers
Leo
Good post. Will have to amend quite a bit of my stuff.
Cheers
Leo