The Royal Navy trained as a 24-hour air service rather than assuming that darkness would always provide a maintenance and rest period. War then forced experienced pilots to transmit prewar standards to a rapidly growing force. The Royal Navy and US Navy preserved capability better by deliberately returning experienced aviators to training units and using them to form or divide squadrons. By comparison, the Imperial Japanese Navy retained those prewar standards less successfully.
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Training, maintenance, and institutional memory
Round-the-clock prewar exercises exposed maintenance and crew-rest demands, while instructor rotation helped preserve hard-won aviation skills during expansion.