6th Air Fleet

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Aichi_D3_A
gptkb:Kawanishi_H8_K
gptkb:Mitsubishi_J2_M
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6_M_Zero
gptkb:Nakajima_B5_N
gptkb:Mitsubishi_G4_M
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Kido_Butai
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army_Air_Service
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Jisaburo_Ozawa
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engagement Pacific Theater
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:1942
gptkbp:fleet_size large
gptkbp:has_limitations resource constraints
loss of experienced pilots
decreasing aircraft availability
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Truk_Lagoon
gptkbp:historical_context Japanese military history
gptkbp:historical_event defeat in the Pacific War
dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy
transition to post-war aviation
gptkbp:historical_significance strategic air operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 6th Air Fleet
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy influence on naval aviation
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_Coral_Sea
attack on Pearl Harbor
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Admiral_Soemu_Toyoda
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Hailstone
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Central_Pacific
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:primary_mission air superiority
ground attack
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:strategic_goals defend Japanese territories
project air power
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Japanese_Naval_Air_Force
gptkbp:tactics carrier-based operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:4th_Air_Fleet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7