Eleventh Air Fleet

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The Eleventh Air Fleet was a major Imperial Japanese Navy aviation formation in World War II, responsible for coordinating and conducting large-scale air operations in the Pacific theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Japanese Navy air fleet
military unit
alliance Axis Powers
branch Naval aviation
commandStructure Japanese naval air arm
component bomber aircraft units
fighter aircraft units
land-based naval air groups
reconnaissance aircraft units
conflict Pacific theater of World War II
World War II
country Empire of Japan
disbandedAfter Japan’s defeat in World War II
formedBy Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
historicalEra Second World War
mission air superiority
close air support
maritime strike
reconnaissance
support of naval and ground operations
natureOfActivity defensive air operations
offensive air operations
notableFor coordination of Japanese naval air power in the Pacific
operationalArea Dutch East Indies
New Guinea
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
Solomon Islands
Southeast Asia
opponent Australian forces
British Commonwealth forces
Dutch forces
United States Armed Forces
partOf Imperial Japanese Navy
role conduct of large-scale air operations
coordination of large-scale air operations
service Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
status disbanded
subordinateTo Combined Fleet
Southeast Area Fleet
theater Pacific War
timePeriod early 1940s
typeOfUnit air fleet

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
First Air Fleet ("第一航空艦隊")
nativeName
Combined Fleet
subordinateUnit

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