Commissioned in 1930 as a coast defence station. At the moment were 1 squadron land based fighters, 1.5 squadron land based torpedo bombers, 0.5 squadron scouting seaplanes and 1 squadron patrol planes stationed. By the end of 1937 there would be 5.5 squadrons.
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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