Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) was the air arm of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). The organization was responsible for the operation of naval aircraft and the conduct of aerial warfare in the Pacific War.
Seaplane carrier Wakamiya
Yokosuka Ro-go Ko-gata, the first domestic designed and built seaplane
Captain Sempill showing a Sparrowhawk to Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō, 1921
The aircraft carrier Hōshō in 1922
Naval aviation is the application of military air power by navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases.
An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk
Mayfly was built in 1908 and was the first aircraft to be used in a naval capacity.
Lieutenant Charles Samson's historic takeoff from Hibernia in 1912.
Japanese Maurice Farman seaplane from Wakamiya