Manchukuo Imperial Air Force | |
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飛行隊 | |
Active | 1937–1945 |
Country | Manchukuo |
Role | Air force |
Size | 200+ aircraft |
Garrison/HQ | Xinjing |
Colors | Yellow, blue, white |
Anniversaries | September 20 (Aviation Day) |
Engagements | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Commanders | |
Ceremonial chief | Kangde Emperor |
Insignia | |
Roundel |
The Manchukuo Imperial Air Force (Chinese: 飛行隊; pinyin: Fēixíng Duì; Japanese: 大満州帝国空軍, romanized: Dai 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.