Manchukuo Imperial Air Force

Manchukuo Imperial Air Force
飛行隊
Pilots of the Manchukuo Imperial Air Force in Japan, Nakajima Ki-27 fighter aircraft in background, 1942
Active1937–1945
Country Manchukuo
RoleAir force
Size200+ aircraft
Garrison/HQXinjing
ColorsYellow, blue, white
AnniversariesSeptember 20 (Aviation Day)
EngagementsSecond Sino-Japanese War
World War II
Commanders
Ceremonial chiefKangde Emperor
Insignia
Roundel

The Manchukuo Imperial Air Force (Chinese: 飛行隊; pinyin: Fēixíng Duì; Japanese: 大満州帝国空軍, romanizedDai Manshū Teikoku Kūgun) was the air force of Manchukuo, a puppet state of Imperial Japan. The air force's predecessor was the Manchukuo Air Transport Company (later renamed the Manchukuo National Airways), a paramilitary airline formed in 1931, which undertook transport and reconnaissance missions for the Japanese military.