The 253rd Air Group was a unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The unit was formed on 1 November 1942 from the Kanoya Air Group and served in Rabaul and the Solomon Islands. The air group was disbanded on 10 July 1944.

References

• Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa; Christopher Shores (2011). Japanese Naval Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces 1932-1945. London: Grub Street. ISBN   9781906502843.