This article handles air-to-surface special attack units by "Action Order only" and does not cover air-to-air suicide attack groups like the Shinten Air Superiority Group (Shinten Seikūtai
)m Type 4 suicide boat group the Army Maritime Assault Squadron (Rikugun Kaijō Teishin Sentai ) and other voluntary special/suicide attacks.Japanese (Kanji) | Rōmaji | Abbreviation code in IJA | English |
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航空総軍 | Kōkū Sōgun | FSA | Supreme Army Air force |
航空軍 | Kōkūgun | FA | Army Air Force |
教導航空軍 | Kyōdō Kōkūgun | KFA | Instructing Army Air Force |
飛行集団 | Hikō Shūdan | FC | Flying Corps |
戦闘飛行集団 | Sentō Hikō Shūdan | FC | Fighter Corps |
航空師団 | Kōkū Shidan | KD | Air Division |
飛行師団 | Hikō Shidan | FD | Flying Division |
教導飛行師団 | Kyōdō Hikō Shidan | KFD | Instructing Flying Division |
教育飛行師団 | Kyōiku Hikō Shidan | KED | Educational Flying Division |
飛行団 | Hikōdan | FB | Flying Brigade |
教育飛行団 | Kyōiku Hikōdan | KFB | Educational Flying Brigade |
飛行戦隊 | Hikō Sentai | F or FR | Flying Regiment |
教育飛行隊 | Kyōiku Hikōtai | FRK | Educational Squadron |
練習飛行隊 | Renshū Hikōtai | FRF | Training Squadron |
錬成飛行隊 | Rensei Hikōtai | FRL | Learning Squadron |
野戦補充飛行隊 | Yasen Hojū Hikōtai | Field Supply Squadron | |
独立飛行団 | Dokuritsu Hikōdan | FBs | Independent Flying Brigade |
独立教育飛行団 | Dokuritsu Kyōiku Hikōdan | KFBs | Independent Educational Flying Brigade |
独立飛行隊 | Dokuritsu Hikōtai | Fs | Independent Squadron |
独立飛行中隊 | Dokuritsu Hikō Chūtai | Fcs | Independent Chūtai |
挺進集団 | Teishin Shūdan | RD | Raiding Division |
挺進飛行団 | Teishin Hikōdan | RFB | Raiding Flying Brigade |
挺進飛行戦隊 | Teishin Hikō Sentai | RFR | Raiding Flying Regiment |
滑空飛行戦隊 | Kakkū Hikō Sentai | KFR | Gliding Flying Regiment |
陸軍飛行学校 | Rikugun Hikō Gakkō | Army Flying School |