The Fifth Air Fleet was assigned the task of kamikaze attacks against ships involved in the invasion of Okinawa, Operation Ten-Go, and began training pilots and assembling aircraft for the defense of Kyūshū where the Allies were likely to invade next.
Den 5. luftflåde fik til opgave at udføre kamikazeangreb mod skibe involveret i invasionen af ​​Okinawa, Operation Ten-Go, og begyndte at træne piloter og samle fly til forsvaret af Kyūshū, der sandsynligvis ville være det næste sted, de Allierede invaderede.