Commissioned in 1936 as a coast defence force but also with important base facilities for carrier aircraft but could only operate land based aircraft. With 1 squadron single seat fighters and 1.5 squadron heavy land based torpedo bombers.
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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