First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy

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carrier strike force naval aviation formation

The First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was the principal carrier strike force that executed major early World War II operations in the Pacific, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Aliases (5)

Japanese Mobile Fleet ×2
Imperial Japanese Navy First Air Fleet ×1
Imperial Japanese Navy carrier forces ×1
Japanese First Air Fleet ×1
第一航空艦隊 ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	carrier strike force → naval aviation formation →
activeDuring	World War II →
aircraftTypeUsed	Aichi D3A → Mitsubishi A6M Zero → Nakajima B5N →
alsoKnownAs	Kido Butai →
branch	naval aviation →
commander	Chuichi Nagumo → Jisaburo Ozawa →
component	Akagi → Hiryu → Kaga → Shokaku → Soryu → Zuikaku →
country	Empire of Japan →
disbanded	1944 →
doctrine	mass employment of carrier air power →
engagedAgainst	Royal Australian Air Force → Royal Navy → United States Navy →
flagshipType	aircraft carrier →
formationYear	1941 →
formedBy	Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff →
headquarters	Japan →
historicalSignificance	central to early Japanese successes in the Pacific War → pioneered large-scale coordinated carrier air strikes →
nativeName	第一航空艦隊 →
notableCommander	Chuichi Nagumo → Jisaburo Ozawa →
notableFor	attack on Pearl Harbor →
operationParticipatedIn	Attack on Pearl Harbor → Battle of Midway → Bombing of Darwin → Indian Ocean raid → Invasion of Rabaul →
partOf	Imperial Japanese Navy →
peakStrength	six fleet carriers →
role	fleet air arm concentration → offensive carrier strike operations →
shortName	First Air Fleet →
strategicImportance	main striking force of the Imperial Japanese Navy →
theater	Pacific War →
typeOfUnit	carrier task force →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chūichi Hara ("Imperial Japanese Navy carrier forces") →	associatedWith
Jisaburō Ozawa ("Japanese Mobile Fleet") →	commanded
Battle of the Philippine Sea ("Japanese Mobile Fleet") →	forceInvolved
Indian Ocean raid ("Japanese First Air Fleet") →	involvedUnit
Mitsuo Fuchida →	militaryUnit
First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy ("第一航空艦隊") →	nativeName
Hiryū-class aircraft carrier ("Imperial Japanese Navy First Air Fleet") →	operator