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Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
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Lieutenant Junior Grade Hiroyoshi Nishizawa was a Japanese naval aviator and an ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II. Nishizawa was known to his colleagues as 'the Devil'
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Nishizawa (standing, first on left). in a group photo of the enlisted pilots of the Tainan Kokutai at Lae in June 1942.
Nishizawa (standing, first on left). in a group photo of the enlisted pilots of the Tainan Kokutai at Lae in June 1942.
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa in his Mitsubishi Zero A6M3 Model 22 (tail code UI-105) from the 251st Kōkūtai over the Solomon Islands in May 1943. The unit's ai
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa in his Mitsubishi Zero A6M3 Model 22 (tail code UI-105) from the 251st Kōkūtai over the Solomon Islands in May 1943. The unit's aircraft have been hastily sprayed with dark green camouflage paint on the upper surfaces.
Ceremonial toast: Lt. Seki's Shikishima Unit of the first Kamikaze Special Attack Corps, as they prepare to take-off from the air base at Mabalacat in
Ceremonial toast: Lt. Seki's Shikishima Unit of the first Kamikaze Special Attack Corps, as they prepare to take-off from the air base at Mabalacat in the Philippines (October 25, 1944).
Junichi Sasai
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Lieutenant Commander Junichi Sasai was a Japanese naval aviator and fighter ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Sasai was killed leading his fighter squadron during an attack on Hen
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
…transferred to Lae, New Guinea and assigned to the Tainan Air Group. There he flew with aces Saburō Sakai and Toshio Ōta in a chutai (squadron) led by Junichi Sasai. Sakai described his friend Nishizawa as about 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall, 63 kg (140 lb) in weight, pale and gaunt, suffering constantly from malaria and…
Sasai in May 1941
Sasai in May 1941
Sasai standing before a crashed Curtiss P-40 in the Dutch East Indies, 1941.
Sasai standing before a crashed Curtiss P-40 in the Dutch East Indies, 1941.
"V-174", a Zero Model A6M3 Type 32 of the Tainan Kōkūtai.
"V-174", a Zero Model A6M3 Type 32 of the Tainan Kōkūtai.
Zero Type 21 at Rabaul with Hanabuki volcano as background. The volcano's continuous activity was a good visual guide for the pilots.
Zero Type 21 at Rabaul with Hanabuki volcano as background. The volcano's continuous activity was a good visual guide for the pilots.