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.
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY . 日本海軍
三菱A6M3零式艦上戦闘機22型
LCDR Saburo Shindo, 582 Kokutai.
Buin, June 1943
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY (AVIATION) . 大日本帝國海軍
三菱A6M3零式艦上戦闘機22型
CPO Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, 251 Kokutai. Rabaul, 1943
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY (AVIATION) . 大日本帝國海軍
三菱A6M2零式艦上戦闘機21型
PO2/C Yoshisuke Arita, Tainan Kokutai. Denpasar, Bali, February 1942
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY (AVIATION) . 大日本帝國海軍
三菱A6M3零式艦上戦闘機32型 谷水竹雄
CPO Takeo Tanimizu, Tainan Kokutai. Tainan, September 1944
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY (AVIATION) . 大日本帝國海軍
三菱A6M3零式艦上戦闘機22型
CPO Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, 251 Kokutai. Rabaul, 1943
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY . 日本海軍
三菱A6M3零式艦上戦闘機22型
LCDR Saburo Shindo, 582 Kokutai.
Buin, June 1943
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY . 日本海軍
三菱A6M2零式艦上戦闘機21型
Pilot CPO Saburo Sakai
Tainan Kokutai. Lae, July 1942
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY . 日本海軍
三菱A6M2零式艦上戦闘機21型
Pilot CPO Saburo Sakai
Tainan Kokutai. Lae, July 1942
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)