Air Units of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Naval flight organization summary (at the opening of the war)
| Fleet | Squadron | Ship classifications | Warship name | Sign | Remark |
| 1st aeronautical fleet | 1st aeronautical squadron | Aircraft carrier | Akagi | A I | |
| Kaga | A II | ||||
| 2nd aeronautical squadron | Flying dragon | B I | |||
| It is green the dragon | B II | ||||
| 3rd aeronautical squadron | 鳳 Sho | C I | |||
| 瑞 鳳 | C II | ||||
| 4th aeronautical squadron | Dragon 驤 | D I | |||
| Large 鷹 | D II | Kasuga circle | |||
| 5th aeronautical squadron | Sho crane | E I | |||
| 瑞 crane | E II | ||||
| 3rd fleet | 12th aeronautical squadron | Aircraft tender | Kamigawa circle | Z II | |
| Sanyo circle | Z, II, W and P | ||||
| Sagara circle | O, U VI | ||||
| 讃 岐 circle | II, B and Q | ||||
| 4th fleet | 24th aeronautical squadron | The chitose air force | S | Land attack | |
| Yokohama air force | Boat seaplane | ||||
| Aircraft tender | God dignity | 5 | |||
| Aircraft tender | Saintly river circle | R, R I | |||
| 16th aeronautical squadron | 3rd basis area party | Palau | |||
| 18th aeronautical squadron | 5th basis area party | Saipan | |||
| 19th aeronautical squadron | 7th basis area party | [kuezerin] | |||
| 5th fleet | Aircraft tender | Your river circle | |||
| Combined Fleet attachment | 11th aeronautical squadron | Aircraft tender | Mizuho | 2-1 | |
| Chitose | H | ||||
| 11th aeronautical fleet | 21st aeronautical squadron | 1st air force | Land attack | ||
| The kanoya air force | Land attack | ||||
| East port air force | Boat seaplane | ||||
| 22nd aeronautical squadron | . | Motoyama air force | G | Land attack | |
| Bihoro air force | Land attack | ||||
| 23rd aeronautical squadron | . | 3rd air force | . | Land attack | |
| The gaoxing air force | Land attack | ||||
| Stand south air force | Tie | Zero fighter |
