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5 ^5 {3 S/ L! g5 sThe 22nd Air Flotilla Fighter Unit was composed of elements drawn from the fighter air groups of the 23rd Air Flotilla, the Tainan and 3 Kaigun Kokutai. Tainan Kokutai provided fourteen Mitsubishi A6M2 Type Zero carrier fighters, four Mitsubishi A5M4 Type 96 carrier fighters (“Claude”), and three Mitsubishi C5M1 Type 98 reconnaissance planes (“Babs”), under the command of Lt. Kikuichi Inano. The 3 Kokutai contributed thirteen Zeros, five Claudes, and three “Babs” under the command of Lt. Tadatsune Tokaji. Three additional Claude fighters were added to the unit from the reserve force giving it a grand total of twenty seven Type Zero plus twelve Claude fighters, as well as six Babs reconnaissance aircraft. All were under the overall command of Commander Yutaka Yamada, executive officer from the Takao Kaigun Kokutai |