A
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Kenichi Abe (阿部健市) | 10 (five jointly) | Chief Petty Officer | IJN | | survived World War II.[1] |
Takahide Aioi (相生高秀) | 10 | Commander | IJN | | 5 of the victories during Second Sino-Japan War; later served as Vice Admiral in the JMSDF[2] |
Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松貞明) | 27 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | 11 of the victories during Second Sino-Japan War[3] |
Satoru Anabuki (穴吹智) | 39 | Sergeant Major | IJA | | later served as Lieutenant Colonel in the JGSDF[4] |
Katsumi Anma (安間 克巳) | 27 | | IJA | | KIA 8 April 1942 |
Yoshitugu Aramaki (荒蒔 義次) | 5 | | IJA | | |
Yoshisuke Arita (有田 義助) | 5 | | IJN | | |
Mitsuzo Asai | 7 | | IJA | | |
Jiro Asano (浅野 二郎) | 10 | | IJA | | |
Tomita Atake (阿武 富太) | 10 | | IJN | | |
B
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Takeo Banno (阪野 隆雄) | 10 | | IJN | | KIA 7 October 1943 |
Kisaji Beppu | 5 | | IJA | | KIA 7.2.1942 |
C
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Jirō Chōno | 7 | Ensign | IJN | | KIA 21 February 1941 |
E
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Yuichi Ema (江馬 友一) | 6 | | IJN | | KIA 29 October 1944 |
Masuaki Endo (遠藤 桝秋) | 14 | | IJN | | KIA 7 June 1943 |
Sachio Endo (遠藤 幸男) | 8 | | IJN | | KIA 14 January 1945 |
Toyoki Eto (江藤 豊樹) | 12+1 shared +4 probable | | IJA | | |
F
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Iyozo Fujita (藤田怡与蔵) | 11 (42?) | | IJN | | |
Kihei Fujiwara (藤原 喜平) | 5 | | IJN | | |
Sumio Fukuda (福田 澄夫) | 11 | | IJN | | KIA 24 October 1944 |
Yoshio Fukui | 11, 4 probable | Lieutenant | IJN | | |
Shigeo Fukumoto (福本 繁夫) | 72 | | IJN | | |
Yonesuke Fukuyama | 7 | | IJA | | |
Goro Furugori (古郡 吾郎) | 25+ | | IJA | | KIA 3 November 1944 |
Haruyoshi Furukawa (古河 春義) | 5+ | | IJA | | |
G
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Hiroshi Gomi | 7 | | IJA | | |
Kurakazu Goto | 8 | | IJN | | KIA 9 September 1943 |
H
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Matsuo Hagiri (羽切 松雄) | 13 | | IJN | | |
Tomio Hanada (花田 富男) | 25 | | IJA | | |
Watari Handa | 7 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | |
Iwataro Hazawa (羽沢 岩太郎) | 15 | | IJA | | KIA 14 January 1945 |
Kaname Harada (原田要)[5] | 9 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | |
Kichigoro Haraguchi (原口 吉五郎) | 24 | | IJA | | |
Yoshiro Hashiguchi (橋口 嘉郎) | 10 | | IJN | | KIA 25 October 1944 |
Kazuo Hattori (服部 一夫) | 10 | | IJN | | KIA 10 March 1944 |
Sakuji Hayashi (林 作次) | 6 | | IJN | | KIA 28 May 1945 |
Takeomi Hayashi (林 武臣) | 7 | | IJA | | |
Yoshishige Hayashi (林 喜重) | 5 | | IJN | | KIA 21 April 1945 |
Nobuji Negishi (根岸 延次) | 6 | | IJA | | |
Hatsuo Hidaka | 6 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | |
Yoshimi Hidaka (日高 義巳) | 20 | | IJN | | KIA 7.6.1943 |
Ichiro Higashiyama (東山 市郎) | 9 | | IJN | | |
Yohei Hinoki (ja:檜與平) | 12 | | IJA | | Died 1991 |
Tomio Hirohata (広畑 富男) | 14 | | IJA | | 22 April 1945 |
Yoshio Hirose (広瀬 吉雄) | 7 | | IJA | | 22 December 1944 |
Minoru Honda (本田 稔) | 17 | | IJN | | |
Toshiaki Honda (本田 敏秋) | 5+ | | IJN | | 13 May 1942 |
Mitsuo Hori (堀 光雄) | 11 | | IJN | | |
Isamu Hosono (細野 勇) | 26 | | IJA | | 6 October 1943 |
I
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Chuichi Ichikawa (市川 忠一) | 10+ | | IJA | Bukochosho | KIFA September 1954 |
Matao Ichioka (市岡 又夫) | 11 | | IJN | | |
Fusata Iida (飯田 房太) | 7 | | IJN | | Crashed after being hit at Pearl Harbour |
Masao Iizuka (飯塚 雅夫) | 8 | | IJN | | |
Shigeo Iizuka ? | | | | | |
Tomesaku Igarashi (五十嵐 留作) | ~20 | | IJA | | KIA 17.6.1944 |
Fumisuke Ikuno (生野 文介) | 6 | | IJA | | |
Hideaki Inayama (稲山 英明) | 5+ | | IJA | | |
Misao Inoue (井上 操) | 16 | | IJA | | KIFA 15.12.1944 |
Teigo Ishida (石田 真吾) | 9 | | IJN | | KIA 16.5.1945 |
Susumu Ishihara (石原 進) | 16 | | IJN | | |
Shizuo Ishii (石井 静夫) | 29 | | IJN | | |
Isamu Ishii (石井 勇) | 10 | | IJN | | |
Seiji Ishikawa (石川 清治) | 5 | | IJN | | |
Tadashi Ishikawa (石川 正) | 5 | | IJA | | |
Kanshi Ishikawa (石川 寛志) | 19 | | IJA | | |
Chitoshi Isozaki | 12 | Lieutenant | IJA | | |
Ishizuka Tokuyasu | 15 | | IJA | | |
Kiyoshi Ito (伊藤 清) | 18 & 14 damaged | | IJN | | |
Fujitaro Ito (伊藤 藤太郎) | 13+ | | IJA | | |
Naoyuki Ito (伊藤 直之) | 8 | | IJA | | Died 2010 |
Susumu Ito | 5 | | IJN | | |
Tsutomu Iwai (岩井 勉) | 11 | | IJN | | |
Yoshio Iwaki (岩城 芳雄) | 8 | | IJN | | |
Tetsuzo Iwamoto | 80+ | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | Order of the Kite (5th Class), Order of the Rising Sun (7th Class) | |
Iwahashi Jozo | 20+ | | | | KIA 23.4.1944 |
Hideo Izumi (和泉 秀雄) | 9 | | IJN | | KIA 30.5.1942 |
J
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Ryotaro Jobo (ja:上坊良太郎) | 30 | | | | Died 2012 |
K
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Susumu Kajinami | 24 | | | | KIA 7/08/44 |
Enji Kakimoto | 5 | | | | POW 27.8.1942, Suicide 5.8.1944 |
Morichiki Kamae | 32 | | | | |
Teizo Kanamaru | 8 | | | | KIA 24.12.1942 |
Keishu Kamihara | | | | | |
Sumi Kamito | 40+ | | | | KIA 4?02/45 |
Moritsugu Kanai | | | | | |
Takeo Kanamaru | 12 | | | | KIA 29/11/44 |
Nobuo Kanazawa | 10 | | | | |
Masao Kanbara | 7 | | | | |
Saiji Kanda | 9 | | | | KIA 19.6.1943 |
Masashi Kaneko | | | | | |
Tadashi Kaneko | 8 (3 in China) | Commander | IJN | | KIA 14.2.1942 |
Naoshi Kanno (ja:菅野直) | | | | | |
Saiji Kani | 9 | | | | KIA 29.6.1939 |
Naoshi Kano | 25 | | | | KIA 1.8.1945 |
Saiji Kani | 9 | | | | KIA 29.6.1939 |
probably Naoshi Kanno | | | | | |
Tomkazu Kasai | 10 | | | | |
Isamu Kashiide (ja:樫出勇) | 7+2 in China | Captain | IJA | Bukochosho (2nd Class) | |
Shirotaro Kashima | 9 | | | | KIA 16.12.1944 |
Kanichi Kashimura | 12 | Ensign | IJN | Order of the Golden Kite (5th Class) | KIA 6.3.1943 |
Katsue Kato | 9 | | | | KIA 16.4.1945 |
Kenji Kato | 9 | | | | KIA 5.12.1944 |
Kunimichi Kato | 16 | | IJN | | |
Tateo Katō (加藤建夫) | 18 | Lieutenant Colonel Major General (Posthumously) | IJA | Order of the Golden Kite (Posthumously) | KIA 22.5.1942 |
Kiyomi Katsuki | 16 | | | | |
Kosuke Kawahara | 8+1 shared | | | | KIA 25.3.1938 |
Akira Kawakita | 5 | | | | KIA 26.10.1944 |
Koki Kawamoto | 8 | | | Bukochosho | |
Masajiro Kawamoto | | | | | |
Masajiro Kawato | 18 | | | | |
Tetsuo Kikuchi | 12 | | | | KIA 19.6.1944 |
Takaji Kimura | 26 | | | | |
Sadamitsu Kimura | 8 | | | Bukochosho | KIA 17.4.1945 |
Katsuaki Kira | 13+9 in China | | | | |
Saburo Kitahata | 6+4 in China | | | | KIA 23.1.1943 |
Teruhiko Kobayashi | 14 (or 5) | | | Bukochosho | KIFA 4/6/1957 |
Hohei Kobayashi | 10 | | | | KIA 25.1.1944 |
Yoshinao Kodaira | 9+2 in China | | IJN | | Died in 2008 |
Sada Koga | 31 | | | | |
Kiyoto Koga | 13 | | | | KIFA 1938 |
Fujikazu Koizumi | 11+3 in China | | | | KIA 27.1.1944 |
Shizuo Kojima | 6 | | | | |
Takeichi Kokubun | 11 | | | | KIA 28/06/44 |
Sadamu Komachi | 18 | Warrant Officer | IJN | | Died 15.7.2012 |
Masaichi Kondō | 13 | Ensign | IJN | | |
Kensui Kono | 9 | | | | |
Kotaro Koyae | 15 | | | | |
Osamu Kudō | 7 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | KIA 3 March 1942 |
Juzo Kuramoto | 5+4 in China | | | | KIA 11.10.1942 |
Shiro Kuratori | 6 | | | | |
Yasuhiko Kuroe (ja:黒江保彦) | 49+2 in China | | | | |
Toshio Kuroiwa | 13 | | | | |
Tameyoshi Kuroki | 16 | | | | |
Seiichi Kurosawa | 10 | | | | KIA 9/06/45 |
Yoshiro Kuwabara | 13 | | | | KIA 14.3.1944 |
M
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Hideo Maeda | 13 | | | | KIA 17.2.1944 |
Koichi Magara | 8 | | | | KIA 14.9.1942 |
Akio Matsuba | 16+2 in China | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | |
Jiro Matsuda | 7+2 in China | | | | |
Masao Masuyama | 17 | | | | |
Morio Matsui | 21 | | | | KIA 18/05/44 |
Susumu Matsuki | 6, 2 probable, 3 shared | | | | |
Momoto Matsumura | 13 | | | | KIA 25.8.1944 |
Hidenori Matsunaga | 16 | | | | KIA 23.4.1945 |
Eitoku Matsunaga | 16 | | | | |
Hidenori Matsunaga | | | | | KIA 23/4/45 |
Kagemitsu Matsuo | 10 | | | | KIA 23.12.1943 |
Toshio Matsuura | 5+10 in China | | | | KIA 2.12.1943 |
Yoshimi Minami | 6+9 in China | Lieutenant | IJN | | KIA in Kamikaze attack 25.11.1944 |
Yoshijiro Minegishi | 6+3 in China | | | | KIA 6.2.1944 |
Masoa Miyamaru ? | | | | | |
Goro Miyamoto | 26 | | | | |
Zenjiro Miyano | 16 | | | | KIA 16.6.1943 |
Masahiro Mitsuda | 16 | | | | |
Kazunori Miyabe | 6 | | | | KIA 3.11.1943 |
Hideo Miyabe | 12 | | | | |
Isamu Miyazaki | 13 | | | | Died 2012 |
Gitaro Miyazaki | 11+2 in China | | | | KIA 1.6.1942 |
Isamu Mochizuki | 7 | Lieutenant | IJN | | KIA Feb 1944 in ground actions |
Mitsugu Mori | 5+4 in China | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | Died 1960 |
Hideo Morinio | 8+1 in China | | | | |
Yutaka Morioka | 5 | | | | |
Toyoo Moriura | 8 | | | | KIA 25.10.1942 |
Noboru Mune | 14 | | | | KIA 19.11.1944 |
Kazuo Muranaka | 7+1 in China | | | | |
Kaneyoshi "Kinsuke" Muto (ja:武藤金義) | 23+5 in China | Ensign | IJN | | KIA 24.07.1945 |
N
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Kiichi Nagano | 19 | | | | KIA 6.11.1944 |
Yoshimitsu Naka | 5 | | | | KIA 419/08/44 |
Yoshihiko Nakada | 45 | | | | KIA 9.11.1943 |
Kenji Nakagawa | 8 | | | | |
Tadashi Nakajima | 75 | | | | |
Bunkichi Nakajima | 16 | | | | 6.10.1943 |
Kunimori Nakakariya | 16 | | | | |
Wataru Nakamichi | 15 | | | | |
Saburo Nakamura | 20 | | | | KIA 6/10/44 |
Yoshio Nakamura | 9 | | | | |
Matsumi Nakano | 5 | | | Bukochosho | |
Katsujiro Nakano | 7 | | | | KIA 4.5.1945 |
Tomoji Nakano | 7 | | | | |
Masayuki Nakase | 18+9 in China | | | | KIA 1/01/45 |
Yoshiichi Nakaya | 16 | | | | |
Shigeru Nakazaki | 16 | | | | KIA 23.1.1943 |
Kiyoshi Namai | 16 | | | | |
Mochifumi Nangō | 8 | Lieutenant | IJN | | KIA 18/7/1938 |
Shigeo Nango | 15 | | | | KIA 25/1/1944 |
Yashiro Nashiguchi | 11 | | | | |
Nobuji Negishi | 6+7 damaged (all B-29) | | | | KIA 22/04/45 |
? Nishikyo | 5 | | | | |
Hannoshin Nishio | 5 | | | | |
Shigetsune Nishioka | 8 | | | | KIA 28/10/1944 |
Masaharu Nishiwaki | 5 | | | | KIA 8/12/44 |
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa (西沢広義) | 36, 2 damaged, 49 shared | Lieutenant Junior Grade (Posthumously) | IJN | | KIA 10/26/44, shot down by F6Fs while a passenger aboard a Ki-49 (aged 24), Mindoro, Philippines |
Yoshinori Noguchi | 6 | | | | KIA 25/10/1944 |
Takeshi Noguchi | 14 | | | | |
Akiyoshi Nomura | 10 | | | | |
O
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Tsutae Obara | 8 | | | | KIA 25/7/1945 |
Kiichi (Ki-ichi) Oda | 5+4 in China | Ensign | IJN | | KIA 10/12/1944 |
Noritsura Odaka | 12 | | | | |
Yojiro Ofusa | 19 | | | | |
Koichi Ogata | 7 | | | | KIA 8/08/44 |
Naoyuki Ogata | 5 | | | Bukochosho | |
Makoto Ogawa | 9 (7 x B-29s) | Second Lieutenant | IJA | Bukochosho | |
Nobuo Ogiya (ja:荻谷信男) | 24 | | | | KIA 13/2/1944 |
Mitsuo Ogura | 16 | | | | |
Ryoji Ohara | 16 (48?) | | | | |
Hideo Oishi | 6 | | | | |
Yoshio Oishi | 15 | | | | KIA 12/12/44 |
Kenji Okabe | 15 | Ensign | IJN | | KIA September 1943 |
Takashi Okamoto | 6 | | | | |
Juzo Okamoto | 5+4 in China | | | | KIA 11/10/1942 |
Hiroshi Okano | 19 | | | | |
Yoshio Oki | 13+4 in China | | | | 16/06/43 |
Misao Okubu | 8 | | | | |
Takeo Okumura | 50+4 in China | Chief Petty Officer | IJN | Ceremonial Sword | KIA 22/9/1943 |
Shokichi Omori | 9 | | | | |
Shigetaka Ōmori | 13 | Ensign | IJN | | KIA 25/10/1942 |
Hiroshi Onazaki | 14 | | | | 6/09/45 |
Akira Onozaki | 28 | | | | |
Megumu Ono | 15 | | | | KIFA 1/2/1940 |
Satoru Ono | 5+3 in China | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | Died 2001 |
Takeyoshi Ono | 8 | | | | KIA 30/6/1943 |
Takashi Oshibuchi | 6 | | | | |
Toshio Ota (太田敏夫) | 34 | Petty Officer 1st Class | IJN | | KIA 21/10/1942, nicknamed "Devil of Rabaul" |
Kyushiro Otake | 15 | | | | DOW in 1951 |
Nakakazu Ozaki (ja:尾崎中和) | 19, 12-14 damaged | | | | KIA 27/12/1943 |
Yukiharu Ozeki | 14+ | | | | KIA 24/10/1944 |
R
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Shinobu Terada | 8 | | | | |
S
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Shogo Saito | 26 | | | | KIA 2/07/44 |
Chiyoshi Saito | 7 | | | | KIA 2/7/1943 |
Saburo Saito | 18 | | | | |
Toshio Sakagawa | 49 | | | | KIFA 19/12/1944 |
Saburō Sakai (ja:坂井三郎) | 28 or 62+2 in China | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | Died 22/9/2000 |
Iori Sakai | 9 | | | | |
Takao Sakano | 10 | | | | |
Junichi Sasai (ja:笹井醇一) | 27 or 54? | Lieutenant Junior Grade Lieutenant Commander (Posthumously) | | Order of the Golden Kite | KIA 26/8/1942, nicknamed "Richthofen of Rabaul" |
Tomokazu Sasai | 10 | | | | |
Yoshiichi Sasaki | 6 | | | | |
Isamu Sasaki | 38 | | | Bukochosho (2nd Class) | |
Masao Sasakibara | 12 | Ensign | IJN | | |
Hitoshi Sato | 8 | | | | KIA 11/11/1943 |
Gonnoshin Sato | 5 | | | | KIA 11/04/45 |
Mitsugu Sawada | 12, 1 shared | | | | KIA 5/3/1943 |
Eiji Seino | 15 | | | | |
Hiroshi Sekiguchi | 7+1 shared | | | | |
Kiyoshi Sekiya | 11 | | | | KIA 24/06/44 |
Hiroshi Shibagaki | 13 | | | | KIA 22/1/1944 |
Rikio (Rikia) Shibata | 13+14 in China | | | | 18/12/1944 |
Sekizen Shibayama | 13 | | | | |
Shigeru Shibukawa | 15 | | | | |
Yoshio Shiga | 6 | Lieutenant Commander | IJN | | |
Masami Shiga | 6 | | | | |
Yasuhiro Shigematsu | 10 | | | | KIA 8/7/1944 |
Katsuma Shigemi | 8 | | | | KIA 4/2/1943 |
Kenji Shimada | 27 | | | | MIA 15/9/1939 |
Masaaki Shimakawa | 8, 12 shared | Warrant Officer | IJN | | Died 25/9/1997 |
Kiyoshi Shimizu | 12 | | | | KIA 26/01/45 |
Kazuo Shimizu | 18 | | | | |
Takeshi Shimizu | 9 | | | | |
Yukio Shimokawa | 19 | | | | |
Hiromichi Shinohara (ja:篠原弘道) | 58 | Warrant Officer Second Lieutenant (Posthumously) | IJA | | KIA 27/8/1939, nicknamed "Richthofen of the Orient" |
Toshio Shiozura | 20 | | | | |
Yoshijiro Shirahama | 11 | | | | |
Nagao Shirai | 13 (including 11 x B-29) | | | | |
Toshihisa Shirakawa | 9 | | | | KIA 22/9/1943 |
Ayao Shirane | | | | | |
Naoharu Shiromoto | | | | | |
Hironojo Shishimoto | | | | | |
Tadashi Shono | | | | | |
Tokuya Sudo | | | | | |
Toshiyuki Sueda | | | | | |
Kazuo Sugino (ja:杉野計雄) | | | | | |
Shigeo Sugio | | | | | |
Shoichi Sugita (ja:杉田庄一) | | | | | |
Teruo Sugiyama | | | | | |
Motonari Suho | | | | | |
Tadao Sumi | | | | Bukochosho (1st Class) | |
Goichi Sumino | | | | | |
Minoru Suzuki | | | | | |
Hiroshi Suzuki | | | | | |
Kiyonobu Suzuki | 9 | Warrant Officer | IJN | | KIA 26.10.1942 |
T
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Shigeru Takahashi | | | | | |
Kenichi Takahashi | | | | | |
Katsutaro Takahashi | | | | | |
Takeo Takahashi | | | | | |
Kaoru Takaiwa | | | | | |
Keiji Takamiya | | | | | KIA 5/08/44 |
Toraichi Takatsuka | | | | | |
Shogo Takeuchi | | | | | |
Hiroshi Takiguchi | | | | | KIA 8/09/44 |
Kuniyoshi Tanaka | | | | Bukochosho | |
Minpo Tanaka | | | | | |
Jiro Tanaka | | | | | |
Shinsaku Tanaka | | | | | |
Masao Taniguchi | | | | | |
Takeo Tanimizu (谷水竹雄) | | | | | |
Mitsuyoshi Tarui | | | | | KIA 6/02/45 |
Tadao Tashiro | | | | | |
Nobuo Tokushige | | | | | |
Yoshihisa Tokuji | | | | | |
Kosuke Tsubone | | | | | |
Ko Tsuchiya | | | | | |
Kazuo Tsunoda | 9 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | |
U
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Minoru Uchida | 10 | | | | |
Sadao Uehara | 13 | | | | |
Kazushi 'Popo' Uto (ja:羽藤一志) | 19 | | | | KIA 13 September 1942 |
W
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Yoshio Wajima | 11 | | | | KIA 23 February 1944 |
Yukiyoshi Wakamutsu (ja:若松幸禧) | 20 | | | | KIA 18 December 1944 |
Hideo Watanabe | 16 | | | | |
Watanabe | 6 | | | | |
Y
Name | Kills | Rank | Service | Awards | Notes |
Bunichi Yamaguchi | 19 | | | | |
Sadao Yamaguchi | 12 | | | | KIA 4 July 1944 |
Fumikazu Yamagushi | 19 | | | | |
Akira Yamamoto | 13 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | | KIA 24 November 1944 |
Ichirō Yamamoto | 11 | Ensign | IJN | | KIA 19 January 1944 |
Tomezo Yamamoto | 11 | | | | KIA 24 June 1944 |
Tadao Yamanaka | 9 | | | | |
Koshiro Yamashita | 11 +1 shared +1 probable | | | | KIA 30/3/1944 |
Sahei Yamashita | 13 | | | | KIA 9 February 1943 |
Mitsuo Yamato | 8 | | | | |
Ichirobei Yamazaki | 14 | | | | KIA 4 July 1943 |
Kenji Yanagiya | 8+18 shared | Warrant Officer | IJN | | |
Shigeru Yano | 8 | | | | KIA 17 April 1942 |
Kozaburo Yasui | 11 | | | | KIA 19 June 1944 |
Tamotsu Yokoyama (横山保) | 5 | | | | |
Shokichi Yonekawa | | | | | |
Tadayoshi Yonekawa | 6 | | | | KIFA |
Katsuyoshi Yoshida | 10 | | | | |
Mototsuna Yoshida | 14 | | | | KIA 7 August 1942 |
Yoshio Yoshida | 6+1 probable | Captain | IJA | Bukochosho | |
Hiroji Yoshihara | 8 | | | | |
Keisaku Yoshimura | 10 | | | | KIA 25 October 1942 |
Satoshi Yoshino | 15 | | | | KIA 9 June 1942 |
Yoshitaro Yoshioka | 6 | | | | |
Tokushige Yoshizawa | 9 | | | | KIA 6 January 1945 |
Yoshito Yasuda | | | | | |
Kozaburo Yasui | | | | | |
Notes
- ↑ Hata, p. 331
- ↑ Hata, p. 339
- ↑ Hata, p. 252; Sakaida, pp. 176–178.
- ↑ Sakaida, pp. 34–35.
- ↑ Kakesako, Gregg, K., "Zero Ace Recalls Missions Over Midway, Pearl Harbor", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, June 5, 2010.
References
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- Sakaida, Henry (2002). Aces of the Rising Sun, 1937–1945. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-618-6.
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