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722nd Naval Air Group
Mitsubishi G4M2E 722-13 of the 722nd Naval Air Group (Kōnoike Air Base, Japan, 1945)
Active	February 15, 1945–August 21, 1945
Country	Empire of Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Type	Naval aviation unit
Role	Bomber, manned bomb, fighter, trainer
Size	136 (15 February 1945)
Part of	5th Air Fleet
Garrison/HQ	Kōnoike, Japan Kanoya, Japan
Nickname(s)	龍巻部隊 Tatsumaki Butai (Tornado Corps)
Aircraft flown	G3M Type 96 "Nell" G4M Type 1 "Betty" MXY7 Ohka "Baka" A6M Type 0 "Zeke" D3A Type 99 "Val" D4Y Suisei "Judy" K3M Type 90 "Pine"
Engagements	World War II Battle of Okinawa Air raids on Japan
Insignia
Identification symbol	722 or 22

The 722nd Naval Air Group (第七二二海軍航空隊, Dai Nana-Futa-Futa Kaigun Kōkūtai) was an aircraft and airbase garrison unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II. This air group was organised for training unit of the 721st Naval Air Group. Another known as Tornado Corps (Tatsumaki Butai).

Structure

• Higher unit
  • 5th Air Fleet (15 February 1945–21 August 1945)

• Lower unit
  • Attack Bomber Squadron (15 February 1945–21 August 1945)
  • Ohka Squadron (15 February 1945–21 August 1945)
  • Suisei Squadron (15 February 1945–March 1945)
    • Moved from 721st Naval Air Group on 15 February 1945, aircraft and airmen were moved to the 1st Attack Squadron, 601st Naval Air Group in March 1945.

• Commanding officers
  • Captain Shōichi Suzuki (15 February 1945–7 March 1945)
  • Captain Shigeo Watanabe (8 March 1945–21 August 1945)

See also

• Kamikaze
• Mitsubishi G4M
• Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka

Bibliography

• Atene Shobō, Tōkyō, Japan.
  • Navy battle record of special attack units, Author: each air unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy, reprinted in 2001, ISBN 4-87152-220-2.
• Bunrin-Dō Co., Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan.
  • Famous Airplanes of the World No. 59, Type 1 Attack Bomber, 1996, ISBN 4-89319-056-3.
  • Famous Airplanes of the World No. 91, Type 96 Attack Bomber, 2001, ISBN 4-893-19089-X.
  • Koku-Fan Illustrated No. 42, Japanese Imperial Army & Navy Aircraft Color, Marking, 1988.
• Gakken, Tōkyō, Japan.
  • Hiroshi Katō, How the Gods of Thunder unit turned out (Jinrai Butai shimatsuki), 2009, ISBN 978-4-05-404202-5.
• Model Art Co. Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan.
  • Model Art No. 406, Special issue Camouflage & Markings of Imperial Japanese Navy Bombers in W.W.II, 1993.
  • Model Art No. 510, Special issue Camouflage & Markings of the I.J.N. Fighters, 1998.
  • Model Art No. 525, Special issue Shūsui and Jet aircraft / Rocket aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy, 1998.