Included an auxiliary field at Tomitaka. Coast defence station commissioned in 1934 and which was important as a shore operating base for aircraft carriers. There were 3 squadrons stationed, 1 land based fighters, 1 land based dive bombers and a patrol seaplanes, in 1937 was a half squadron to be added.
Source
National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. Report of the Naval Attache Tokyo dated 6 August 1937 No. 219 dealing with the Expansion Program of the Naval Aviation Shore Establishment. M975-002.
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