Navy - Taiwan Air Group

[stulev]

Does anyone have the location and movements of the IJNs Taiwan Air Group - Navy code I 128

[fontessa]

Hello stulev,

What is Navy Code?
Is there the list of it in Web?

Taiwan Naval Air Group was ground support unit. It was not air operational unit.

fontessa

[Pips]

Are you referring to the Tainan Air Group? Which was formed at Tainan, on Taiwan in October 1941?
If so, this link gives reasonable coverage of it's bases and history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainan_Air_Group

[stulev]

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The naval unit code is I128-1 is do not see a location code

[fontessa]

Hello stulev,

I confirmed that I-128 was 部隊区別符 Unit Identification Code of Taiwan Naval Air Group.
https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/aj/met ... F%E5%B1%8B&

Taiwan Naval Air Group was 乙航空隊 Otsu (Type B) Air Group.
On July 10, 1944, complete air - ground separation was carried out to facilitate air force concentrating and decoupling. The Air Groups was divided into two types – 甲航空隊 Ko (Type A). Air Operating Air Group and 乙航空隊 Otsu (Type B) Ground Support and Airfield Maintenance Air Group.

Taiwan Naval Air Group
Activated on 10 July 1944.Based at 新竹飛行場 (Taiwan) Shinchiku Airfield, a it functioned as a relay base for the air squad that is preparing to defend the Philippines. Engaged in operations to support the Philippines over Bassie straits, including the Taiwan offshore air battle. When the Battle of Okinawa was over - 15 June 1945, Taiwan Naval Air Group was divided into North Taiwan Naval Air group and South Taiwan Naval Air group.
Main air base (Taiwan)
新竹飛行場 Hsinchu Airfield, 紅毛飛行場 Koge Airfield 後龍飛行場 Houryu Airfield, 虎尾飛行場Torao Airfield, 岡山飛行場 Osan Airfield, 永康飛行場 Eiko Airfield, 帰仁飛行場 Kijin Airfield, 仁徳飛行場 Nintoku Airfield, 台南飛行場 Tainan Airfield and 東港飛行場Toko Airfield

fontessa

[stulev]

Thank you so much Fontessa-san