1st Air Squadron (Japan)

1st Air Squadron
ActiveJuly 5, 1938 – 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
BranchEmpire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army
TypeArmy aviation unit
RoleFighter, bomber, reconnaissance
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Yoshitoshi Tokugawa
Masanori Makino
Tetsuji Ie
Hiroyuki Shimoto

The 1st Air Squadron (第一飛行戦隊 Dai-ichi-hikō sentai) was a flying unit of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service. The unit was established on 5 July 1938 at Kagamigahara, Japan. The unit saw service in Manchuria during the Manchuria Incident, China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Burma, Netherlands East Indies, Indochina, Rabaul, Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Philippines, Formosa and Japan during World War II. The unit was disbanded at Takahagi, Japan in late 1945.