The Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Bureau ( 海軍航空本部 , Kaigun Kōkū Hombu ) of the Ministry of the Navy of Japan was responsible for the development and training of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service . In 1941 it was headed by Vice-Admiral Eikichi Katagiri and was organized as follows:
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1-518: Training for the IJNAS are conducted under training unit led directly by the Naval Air Bureau. Such unit could either be an actual combat air group( Kōkūtai ) or a proper training unit. For training pilot for carrier operation, light carriers are employed. Such schools and units was named after the place where they were established (cities, towns or Arsenal/Base), or with the carrier name if it
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