601st Naval Air Group
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ActiveFebruary 15, 1944 – postwar.
Country
Empire of Japan
Empire of JapanAllegianceEmpire of Japan
Branch
Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy| 601st Naval Air Group | |
|---|---|
| Active | February 15, 1944 – postwar. |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Type | Naval aviation unit |
| Role | Fighter, interceptor fighter, bomber, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance |
| Size | 225 aircraft (initial) |
| Part of | 3rd Fleet 1st Carrier Division 3rd Air Fleet |
| Garrison/HQ | Atsugi, Japan Seletar, Singapore Aircraft carrier Taihō Katori, Japan Hyakuri, Japan Kokubu, Japan |
| Aircraft flown | A6M Type 0 "Zeke" N1K1-J Shiden "George" D4Y Suisei "Judy" B6N Tenzan "Jill" |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Insignia | |
| Identification symbol | Until 9 July 1944 311 or 11; Aircraft carrier Taihō 312 or 12; Aircraft carrier Zuikaku 313 or 13; Aircraft carrier Shōkaku |
| Identification symbol | And after 10 July 1944 601 |
The 601st Naval Air Group (第六〇一海軍航空隊, Dai Roku-Maru-Hito Kaigun Kōkūtai) was a carrier air group (later converted to airbase garrison unit) of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II.
