Imperial Japanese Army . 大日本帝国陸軍航空
第一飛行戦隊
On the evening of 26 June 1939 Sgt Maj Mitsuyoshi Tarui and Cpl Shinji Arai on their Ki-27 were bounced by a large force of I-16 fighters, but quickly managed to turn the tables. With the help of Lt Fujio Honma who came to their rescue, they amnaged to shoot down two aircraft each before making their escape unharmed.
Operations "Attain Document I", "Attain Document II", "Attain Document III", "Prairie Fire" & "El Dorado Canyon". 1986
ATTACK SQUADRON ONE ONE FIVE (VA-115) "Arabs"
USS MIDWAY (CVA 41), CVW-5. 1973
ATTACK SQUADRON FIFTY TWO (VA-52) "Knight Riders"
USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), CVW-11. 1970
ATTACK SQUADRON FIVE FIVE (VA-55) "Warhorses"
USS Coral Sea (CV 43) / Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13)
Operation Prairie Fire, Operation EL DORADO CANYON
ATTACK SQUADRON FIVE FIVE (VA-55) "Warhorses"
USS Coral Sea (CV 43) / Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13)
Operation Prairie Fire, Operations Attain Document II & Attain Document III
ATTACK SQUADRON THREE FOUR (VA-34) "Blue Blasters"
USS AMERICA (CV 66), CVW-1. March 1986
Operation Prairie Fire
Imperial Japanese Army . 大日本帝国陸軍航空
第一飛行戦隊
1st Sentai. Nomonhan, Manchuria. June 1939
Pilot Lt.Col. Toshio Kato (1st Sentai Commanding Officer)
ATTACK SQUADRON ONE ONE FIVE (VA-115) "Arabs"
USS MIDWAY (CVA 41), CVW-5. 1973
ATTACK SQUADRON EIGHT FIVE (VA-85) "Black Falcons"
USS Saratoga (CV 60) / Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17)
Operation Prairie Fire, Operations Attain Document I, / II / III