On May 3, the IJN issued Combined Fleet Operations Order No.76, effectively calling for the 265 Kokutai (Air Group), which mainly had Model 21 Zeros and 523 Kokutai with D4Ys to rebase themselves at Yap before the last ten days of May.
On May 3, the IJN issued Combined Fleet Operations Order No.76, instructing the 265 Kokutai (Air Group), primarily consisting of Model 21 Zeros and 523 Kokutai with D4Ys, to move to Yap by the end of May.