The Inspectorate-General of Army Aviation or Inspectorate General of Aviation (Kogun Koku Sokambu) was a section of the Imperial Japanese Army

Imperial Japanese Army

-Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū...

 Aeronautical Department charged with planning and supervision of the training of flying and air maintenance personnel of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service

Imperial Japanese Army Air Service

The , was the land-based aviation force of the Imperial Japanese Army. As with the IJA itself, the IJAAF was developed along the lines of Imperial German Army Aviation so its primary mission was to provide tactical close air support for ground troops while maintaining a limited air interdiction...

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It was under the control and supervision of the General Affairs Unit of Inspectorate of Army Aviation and Air Training and Instruction Department.

Composition

It was headed by an Inspector general who was responsible for the technical and tactical training of the Army Air service and of the other services related to the Air Service under the Ministry of War. It was composed of the following:

General Affairs (somobu) with 4 sections:

• General Affairs (Administrative services) - personnel, finance, etc.
• Section 1. Air General Training (related with Air Training and Instruction Department)
• Section 2. Aircraft Research and Training Regulations (linked with Aircraft Research units and Tachikawa Air Arsenal)
• Section 3. Special Air Schools (related with Air Training and Instruction Department)

Secondary Bureaus

• Air Defense (AA units)
• Airfield Engineering
• Air Transport
• Air Chemical Warfare unit
• Air Intelligence and Communications

List of Inspector General of Aviation and Members in Department

• Tomoyuki Yamashita
  Tomoyuki Yamashita
  General was a general of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was most famous for conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, earning the nickname "The Tiger of Malaya".- Biography :...
  
  : Inspector general of Army Aviation
• Prince Mikasa
  Prince Mikasa
  is a member of the Imperial House of Japan. He is the fourth and youngest son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. His eldest brother was Emperor Shōwa , and is the only surviving paternal uncle of Emperor Akihito. With the death of his sister-in-law, Princess Takamatsu , on 17 December 2004, he...
  
  : Inspector general of Army Aviation
• Torashirō Kawabe
  Torashiro Kawabe
  - Notes :...
  
  : Deputy Chief, Inspectorate General of Air Force
• Korechika Anami: Inspector General of Army Aviation
• Hideki Tōjō
  Hideki Tōjō
  Hideki Tōjō was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army , the leader of the Taisei Yokusankai, and the 40th Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II, from 17 October 1941 to 22 July 1944...
  
  : Inspector General of Army Aviation
• Kenji Doihara
  Kenji Doihara
  was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. He was instrumental in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria for which he earned fame taking the nickname 'Lawrence of Manchuria', a reference to the Lawrence of Arabia....
  
  : Inspector General of Army Aviation