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.
After taking on various combat and support roles at Japanese direction during World War II- notably missions attempting to intercept American B-29 strategic bombers and training for kamikaze missions- the Manchukuo Imperial Air Force, like the Manchukuo puppet state itself, was disbanded in 1945 after Japan's defeat.
An "independent volunteer battalion" which included thirteen planes assisted the Inner Mongolian troops in their attempt to drive the Nationalists out of the Suiyuan province.
At that time the Japanese finally decided to give the state its own air force with Manchukuoan pilots and more modern aircraft.
This program suffered a major setback when one hundred Manchukuoan pilots rebelled and tried to join the guerrillas after murdering their Japanese instructors.