Flying from the carrier Akagi, Hirano was part of the first attack wave on Pearl Harbor. At 08:10 he was shot down by AA fire from the USS Helm and Fort Kamehameha near Hickam. Flying from the carrier Akagi, Hirano...
Sadaaki Akamatsu survived the war and was credited with 27 aerial victorie, including 11 during the Second Sino-Japan War. Sadaaki Akamatsu survived the war and...
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa is credited in Japan with 36 aerial victories, 2 damaged and 49 shared victories, making him one of the greatest aces of World War II. Some sources credit him over 100 victories by the time of his death in October 1944. Hiroyoshi Nishizawa is credited in...
With 28 aerial victories credited by Japanese sources, Saburo Sakai was one of the leading aces of World War II. With 28 aerial victories credited by...