4th Air Group

The 4th Air Group (第四航空隊, Dai-Yon Kōkūtai) was a land-based bomber aircraft unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The air group was redesignated as the 702nd Air Group on 1 November 1942.

4th Air Group
A Mitsubishi G4M Rikko Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber of the 4th Air Group's 1st section (1st chutai) in ferrying or reconnaissance mode configuration, indicated by fairings installed over the usually open bomb bay, photographed around August 1942.
Active10 February 1942 – 1 November 1942
Country Empire of Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Navy
TypeNaval aviation unit
RoleBomber
Part of24th Air Flotilla, 11th Air Fleet IJNAS
25th Air Flotilla, 11th Air Fleet IJNAS
Garrison/HQTruk, Micronesia
Rabaul, New Britain
EngagementsNew Guinea Campaign
Guadalcanal Campaign
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