721st Naval Air Group

721st Naval Air Group
Mitsubishi G4M2E 721-328 of the 711th Attack Squadron
(Kōnoike Air Base, Japan, February 1945)
ActiveOctober 1, 1944–August 21, 1945
CountryEmpire of Japan Empire of Japan
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
BranchEmpire of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy
TypeNaval aviation unit
RoleBomber, manned bomb, fighter
Size72 (1 October 1944)
Part ofYokosuka Naval District
Combined Fleet
11th Air Flotilla
5th Air Fleet
Garrison/HQHyakurigahara, Japan
Komatsu, Japan
Kōnoike, Japan
Kanoya, Japan
Tomitaka, Japan
Matsuyama, Japan
Kan'onji, Japan
Misawa, Japan
Chitose, Japan
Nickname(s)神雷部隊 Jinrai Butai
(God thunder Corps)
Aircraft flownG4M Type 1 "Betty"
MXY7 Ohka "Baka"
A6M Type 0 "Zeke"
D4Y Suisei "Judy"
EngagementsWorld War II
Insignia
Identification
symbol
ヨF (YoF, October 1944)
721 (November 1944)
721 K (708th AS, 1945)
神 (Jin, fighter squadron, 1945)

The 721st Naval Air Group (第七二一海軍航空隊, Dai Nana-Futa-Hito 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 use in suicide attacks. It was otherwise known as the God Thunder Corps (神雷部隊, Jinrai Butai).