First Air Fleet

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy_Air_Service
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Wake_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kure,_Japan
gptkb:Kure_Naval_Base
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated effectiveness of aircraft carriers
influenced naval aviation tactics
pioneered carrier-based air operations
contributed to Japan's initial successes in WWII
disbanded after Japan's surrender in WWII
eventually faced decline due to losses in battles
key role in early Pacific War
led to development of modern naval air forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Air Fleet
gptkbp:is_active_in 1930s
1945
gptkbp:motto “ Victory or Death”
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Tamon_Yamaguchi
gptkb:Vice_Admiral_Chuichi_Nagumo
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:related_aircraft gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6_M_Zero
gptkb:Nakajima_B5_N
gptkb:Mitsubishi_G4_M
gptkbp:role air superiority
strategic bombing
carrier operations
gptkbp:size large
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Naval_Air_Force,_Japan
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Rising_Sun_Flag
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4