Parshall and Tully , however , have stated that the losses in veteran aircrew , while heavy ( 110 , just under 25 % of the aircrew embarked on the four carriers ) , were not crippling to the Japanese naval air-corps as a whole ; the Japanese navy had some 2,000 carrier-qualified aircrew at the start of the Pacific war .
Parshall and Tully , however , have stated that the losses in veteran aircrew , while heavy ( 110 , just under 25 % of the aircrew embarked on the four carriers ) , were not as bad for the Japanese naval air-corps as a whole . The Japanese navy had 2,000 carrier-qualified aircrew at the start of the Pacific war .