The Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Bureau (Kaigun Koku Hombu 海軍航空本部) of the Ministry of the Navy of Japan

Ministry of the Navy of Japan

The was a cabinet-level ministry in the Empire of Japan charged with the administrative affairs of the Imperial Japanese Navy . It existed from 1872 to 1945.-History:...

 was responsible for the development and training of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service

Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service

The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service was the air arm of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, the organization was responsible for the operation of naval aircraft and the conduct of aerial warfare in the Pacific War.It was controlled by the Navy Staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy and...

. In 1941 it was headed by Vice-Admiral Katagiri and was organized as follows:

• General Affairs Department
• Air Naval Intelligence Department
• Land Based Airfield Engineering Department
• Training Department - ensured that qualified personnel were sent to the Combined Air Training Command at Kasumigara.
• Technical Department - Designed new aircraft and equipment plus was responsible for the storage and repair of aircraft at Naval Air Arsenals
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  • Omura or Sasebo
  • Kanoyo
  • Kasumigara
  • Yokosuka

Navy Training Schools and Units

Japanese Navy Air service for air training poses your own proper train units under direct led of Navy Air Bureau. One was a section of fighting air groups or are proper training units; amongst the Training Carrier Section why comprised the Light Carriers for training use also.

Such schools and units was named with place were established (cities, towns or Arsenals), or with Carrier s name where if based; others was only designed by numbers also.

Navy training units by name

• Oppama
• Chitose
• Genzan
• Tainan
• Tokushima
• Konoike
• Oita
• Ohmura
• Tsukuba
• Yokosuka Chinjufu
• Hyakuri
• Kasumigaura
• Tsuikui
• Kuiko
• Kashima
• Shanghai
• Suzuka
• Tsuchiura
• Kaminoike

Training Carriers

• Hosho and Ryuho Training Carriers

See also

• List of Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force Service personnel (WWII)
• Organization of Japanese Navy Air Service (WWII)