After the Russo-Japanese War, realizing the needs of aircraft in order to modernize the military, Japan started flight training after they built the Aerial Navigation Research Center in Oppama, Yokosuka. In 1916, Yokosuka Navy Air Corps, the first Navy Air Corps, was born.
The Navy also...
imperial japanese navyaward badge
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露ヶ浦海軍航空隊章
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