The Sempill Mission was a British naval aviation technical mission led by Captain William Forbes-Sempill[1] and sent to Japan in September 1921, with the objective of helping the Imperial Japanese Navy develop its aeronaval forces. The mission consisted of a group of 30 instructors and support staff;[2] the mission was headed by Colonel Sempill and stayed in Japan for 18 months.
- ^ Daily Telegraph, 06 Jan 2002, "The Highland peer who prepared Japan for war"
- ^ Cheesman, Frank Prelude to Pearl Harbour article in Aircraft Annual 1964 UK Ian Allan 1963 pp. 24-29.