I corrected my previous post a bit.
"Airplanes on paper" depend on sources other than Action Report and War Diary.
Airplanes on paper / 24th Naval Air Squadron
December 1, 1941
- Chitose Naval Air Group: Betty and Nell x 36 / ???
- Yokohama Naval Air Group: Navis x 24 / ???
January 1, 1942
- Chitose Naval Air Group: Betty and Nell x 36 / ???
- Yokohama Naval Air Group: Navis x 24 / ???
February 1, 1942
- Chitose Naval Air Group: Betty and Nell x 36 / ???
- Yokohama Naval Air Group: Navis x 24 / ???
March 1, 1942
- Chitose Naval Air Group: Betty and Nell x 36 / ???
- Yokohama Naval Air Group: Navis x 24 / ???
- 4th Air Group: 36 / 12
4th Air Group was organized from Chitose Naval Air Group Rabaul Dispatch Unit and Takao Naval Air Group.
April 1, 1942
25th Naval Air Group was activated.
The areas in charge were as follows;
Airplanes on parer Before April 1
- 24th Naval Air Group (Solomon and Marshall)
----- Chitose Naval Air Group: Betty x 36 / 12 + Jake x 36 / 12
----- 4th Air Group: Betty x 36 / 12
Airplanes on parer After April 1
- 24th Naval Air Group (Marshall)
----- Chitose Naval Air Group: Betty x 27 / 9 + Jake x 27 / 9
----- 1st Air Group: Betty x 27 / 9 + Jake x 27 / 9
----- 14th Air Group: Navis x 18 / 6
- 25th Naval Air Group (Solomon)
---- 4th Air Group: Betty and Nell x 36 / 12
---- Tainan Naval Air Group: Jake x 45 / 15 + Babs and Judy x 6 / 2
---- Yokohama Naval Air Group: Navis x 12 / 4 + Rufe x 9 / 3
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