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Central Burma order of battle - 20 March 1942

  • RAF Burwing
  • Grp Capt Seton Broughall, commanding
    38 aircraft in service

    AVG 3rd Squadron (Sq Ldr Arvid Olson): 8 Curtiss Tomahawks

    RAF 17 Squadron (Sq Ldr Cedric Stone): 15 Hawker Hurricanes

    RAF 28 Squadron (Sq Ldr P. N. Jennings): 6 Westland Lysanders

    RAF 45 Squadron (Wing Cmdr C. B. B. Wallis): 9 Bristol Blenheims


  • JAAF 5th Hikoshidan
  • Lt Gen Obata Eiryo, commanding
    223 aircraft in service

    1st Sentai (Maj Takeda Kinshiro): 15 Nakajima Ki-27 Nates

    8th Sentai (Lt Col Honda Mitsuo): 22 Kawasaki Ki-48 Lilys,
    6 Mitsubishi Ki-30 Anns

    11th Sentai (Maj Okabe Tadashi): 14 Nakajima Ki-27 Nates

    12th Sentai (Col Kitajima Kumao): 35 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sallys

    31st Sentai (Lt Col Hayashi Junji): 16 Mitsubishi Ki-30 Anns

    50th Sentai (Maj Ishikawa Tadashi): 13 Nakajima Ki-27 Nates

    64th Sentai (Lt Col Kato Tateo): 18 Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusas

    77th Sentai (Lt Col Yoshioka Hiroshi): 15 Nakajima Ki-27 Nates

    98th Sentai (Lt Col Osaka Junji): 37 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sallys

    Other units: 6 Nakajima Ki-44 Shokis; 3 Nakajima Ki-27 Nates;
    17 Mitsubishi Ki-15 and Ki-46 reconnaissance planes;
    6 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sallys used as transports.

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