25th Air Flotilla

25th Air Flotilla
Enlisted fighter pilots of the Tainan Air Group, part of the 25th Air Flotilla, pose at Lae in 1942. Several of these aviators would be among the top Japanese Naval aces, including Saburō Sakai (middle row, second from left), and Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (standing, first on left).
Active1 April 1942 – 5 May 1944
10 July 1944 - 10 February 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
BranchEmpire of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy
TypeNaval aviation unit
RoleBomber, Fighter, Reconnaissance
Part of11th Air Fleet
Garrison/HQRabaul, New Britain
Lae, Buka, and Buin, Papua New Guinea, and Shortland Islands and Tulagi, Solomon Islands
EngagementsNew Guinea Campaign
Solomon Islands Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Sadayoshi Yamada

The 25th Air Flotilla (第二五航空戦隊,, Dai Nijūgo Kōkū Sentai, "Nijūgo Kōsen") was a combat aviation unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) during the Pacific Campaign of World War II.