613th Naval Air Group

The 613th Naval Air Group was an Imperial Japanese Navy naval air group formed for the 6th Carrier Division and Shimosa of the 10th Fleet.

It was formed in 1944 after merging the Kokuryū, Banryū, Shimosa Carrier Groups. They remained active until the end of the war.

The aircraft they operated were the A7K2 and A7K3 fighters, the A7K2M1 Fighter-bomber, and the B6K Torpedo bombers.

Composition
The 613th Naval Air Group was composed of three Carrier groups.

The Kokuryū Carrier Group, which housed the infamous 'Reapers of Japan', the 275th Fighter Squadron.

Banryū Carrier Group which contained the 391st Attack squadron, which sunk numerous ships.

And the Shimosa Carrier Group which was the oldest of the three Carrier Groups.

Operational History

 * May 11 - 13, 1942 : The Battle of the Phoenix Island (Shimosa Carrier Group)
 * 1945: Unknown Battle
 * March 7 - 9, 1947 : The Battle of Tanegashima

Commanding Officers

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Kokuryū Carrier Group

 * Lieutenant Junior Grade Wakahisa Ryouichi


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Banryū Carrier Group

 * Ensign Hisakawa Kouki
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Shimosa Carrier Group

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