air flotilla; air fleet; combat aviation unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Historical term for a combat aviation unit in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Not used for modern air forces.
Multiple air flotillas participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Compound of 航空 (kōkū, 'aviation') and 戦隊 (sentai, 'squadron' or 'flotilla'). The term is specific to the Imperial Japanese Navy.