1st Air Fleet
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The 1st Air Fleet (第一航空艦隊, Daiichi Kōkū Kantai), also known as the Kidō Butai ("Mobile Force"), was a name used for a combined carrier battle group comprising most of the aircraft carriers and carrier air groups of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the first eight months of the Pacific War.
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1st Air Fleet (IJNAS) | |
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第一航空艦隊 (Daiichi Kōkū Kantai) | |
Active | 10 April 1941 – 14 July 1942 1 June 1943 – 15 June 1945 |
Country | Empire of Japan |
Allegiance | Emperor of Japan |
Branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Type | Naval Air Fleet (Kantai) |
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At the time of its best-known operation, the attack on Pearl Harbor, in December 1941, the 1st Air Fleet was the world's largest fleet of aircraft carriers.
In its second generation, 1st Air Fleet was a land-based fleet of "kichi kōkūtai" (base air unit(s)).