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, directing the 265 Kokutai (Air Group), primarily made up of Model 21 Zeros and 523 Kokutai with D4Ys, to relocate to Yap before the last ten days of May.