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Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service

  • Battle of MidwayOn the 18th of April 1942, sixteen B-25 Mitchell bombers launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet to bomb targets in Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
  • Battle of the Philippine SeaOn the 31st of March 1944, Admiral Mineichi Koga died when his Kawanishi H8K aircraft crashed into a typhoon. His chief of staff, Vice Admiral Shigeru…