page_title: Manchukuo Imperial Air Force
hierarchical_section_title: Manchukuo Imperial Air Force
caption_attribution_description: English: Manchukuo Air Force 日本語: 満州国飛行隊
context_page_description: The Manchukuo Imperial Air Force was the air force of the Empire of Manchuria, a puppet state of Imperial Japan. The air force's predecessor was the Manchukuo Air Transport Company (later renamed the Manchukuo National Airways), a paramilitary airline formed in 1931, which undertook transport and reconnaissance missions for the Japanese military.
context_section_description: The Manchukuo Imperial Air Force (Chinese: 飛行隊; pinyin: Fēixíng Duì') (Japanese: 大満州帝国空軍 (Dai Manshū Teikoku Kūgun)  was the air force of the Empire of Manchuria, a puppet state of Imperial Japan. The air force's predecessor was the Manchukuo Air Transport Company (later renamed the Manchukuo National Airways), a paramilitary airline formed in 1931, which undertook transport and reconnaissance missions for the Japanese military.
caption: Pilots of the Manchukuo Imperial Air Force in 1942, with a Nakajima Ki-27 behind
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