Third Air Army (Japan)

The Japanese Third Air Army (第3航空軍, Kōkū gun) was formed on 23 July 1942 and headquartered at Singapore until the end of World War 2 when it was disbanded.

[1] The 3rd Air Army was responsible for South East Asia.

The 3rd Air Army in December 1941 consisted of the following units: The 3rd Air Army was tasked with defending the oil fields and refineries at Palembang as well as supporting operation in the Dutch East Indies, Burma, Thailand, and French Indo China.

The Air Combat Group was a single-purpose unit consisting typically of three Squadrons (飛行隊, Hikōtai), divided into three flights (小隊, shōtai) of three aircraft each.

In 1944 the Air Combat Groups were redesignated Squadrons (飛行隊, Hikōtai).