244th Sentai

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The 244th Sentai was an Imperial Japanese Army Air Force fighter unit in World War II, noted for its air defense role over Japan and its use of aircraft such as the Kawasaki Ki-61.

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instanceOf Imperial Japanese Army Air Force unit
fighter squadron
activityPeriod World War II era
aircraftEngineType liquid‑cooled inline engine (Ki-61)
radial engine (Ki-100)
aircraftTypeUsed single‑engine fighter
basedNear Tokyo NERFINISHED
branch Imperial Japanese Army Air Force NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
country Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
disbandedAfter Japan’s surrender in 1945
engagedAgainst B-29 Superfortress bombers NERFINISHED
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED
engagedIn air defense over Japan
interception of B-29 bombers
night interceptions of bombers
engagementArea Japanese home islands
formedAs fighter regiment
garrison Chofu Airfield NERFINISHED
hasNumericDesignation 244th
historicalEra 20th century
homeDefenseUnit yes
languageOfName Japanese
militaryBranchRole air superiority
nationality Japanese
notableCommander Tateo Kato NERFINISHED
Teruhiko Kobayashi NERFINISHED
notableFor air defense of the Japanese home islands
high‑scoring fighter aces in home defense
notedFor use of ramming tactics by some pilots
operatedAircraft Kawasaki Ki-100 NERFINISHED
Kawasaki Ki-61 NERFINISHED
Nakajima Ki-27 NERFINISHED
Nakajima Ki-43 NERFINISHED
operatedFrom airfields around Tokyo
operationalRole interceptor unit
operationalStatus disbanded
partOf 10th Air Division NERFINISHED
Air Defense General Headquarters NERFINISHED
primaryMission defense of Tokyo area
role air defense
fighter
serviceBranchType army air force
theater Pacific War
typeOfUnit sentai (air group)
usedAircraftModel Kawasaki Ki-100 Goshikisen NERFINISHED
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien NERFINISHED

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Swallow operatedBy 244th Sentai
subject surface form: Kawasaki Ki-61