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South Burma order of battle - 3 February 1942

  • RAF 221 Group
  • Air Vice Marshal Donald Stevenson, commanding
    51 aircraft in service

    AVG 1st Squadron (Sq Ldr Robert Sandell): 12 Curtiss Tomahawks

    AVG 2nd Squadron (Sq Ldr John Newkirk): 8 Curtiss Tomahawks

    IAF 1 Squadron (Wing Cmdr Karun Majumdar): 6 Westland Lysanders

    RAF 17 Squadron (Sq Ldr Cedric Stone): 7 Hawker Hurricanes

    RAF 67 Squadron (Sq Ldr Robert Milward): 4 Brewster Buffaloes

    RAF 113 Squadron (Wing Cmdr R. N. Stidolph): 10 Bristol Blenheims

    RAF 135 Squadron (Sq Ldr Frank Carey): 4 Hawker Hurricanes


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

    8th Sentai (Maj Honda Mitsuo): 10 Kawasaki Ki-48 Lilys,
    10 Mitsubishi Ki-30 Anns

    14th Sentai (Col Hironaka Magoroku): 12 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sallys

    31st Sentai (Lt Col Hayashi Junji): 22 Mitsubishi Ki-30 Anns

    50th Sentai (Maj Makino Yasuoo): 20 Nakajima Ki-27 Nates

    62nd Sentai (Lt Col Onishi Hiroshi): 8 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sallys

    77th Sentai (Maj Yoshioka Hiroshi): 23 Nakajima Ki-27 Nates

    70th Ind. Chutai (Capt Ohira Tateo): 7 reconnaissance aircraft

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