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unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet.

Organization

Commander

Footnotes

Bibliography

*''"Monthly The Maru" series, and "The Maru Special" series'', (Japan) *''"Monthly Ships of the World" series'', {{cite web , url=http://www.ships-net.co.jp/ , title=Kaijinsha (Japan) *''"Famous Airplanes of the World" series and "Monthly Kōku Fan" series'', Bunrindō (Japan) 3 Units of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Military units and formations established in 1936 Military units and formations disestablished in 1944