Yokohama Kōkūtai (Yokohama Air Group)
Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)

Background
The Yokohama Kōkūtai (Yokohama Kokutai, Yokohama Ku) was a Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) air group operating flying boats.

Wartime History
At the start of the Pacific War, operated from Wotje and Roi.

On December 14, 1941 Type 97 flying boats from Yokohama Ku bomb Wake Island and damaged Camp One and Wake Island Airfield and destroy a F4F Wildcat.

On December 15, 1941 Type 97 flying boats from Yokohama Ku bomb Wake Island.

References
Kodochosho Yokohama Kōkūtai - December 1941

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