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Japanese Army aces of WW2



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All the lists present the following data:
Name and (when known) first name are presented with arbitrary choice for the spelling (russian, german, arab names...).
RANK of the pilot: see the rank page for the meaning of the abbreviations and the equivalence.
According to the pages, COUNTRY, NATION for the nationality or ethnic origin, AIR_SERVICE for the air arm, are provided.
The number of victories represents usually the total of kills (individual plus shared). The shared kills are indicated when known under the form [indiv+shared]. The official score is indicated when different from the total (American and British scores of ww2 for example).
Authors of the SOURCES column are given; report to the bibliography page to find the books, articles, web pages in alphabetical order. The OTHER_SOURCES column presents the divergent scores with sometimes the author of the source.
The DETAIL column shows occasionally the type of kill, balloons, V-1s, ground kills, unconfirmed kills...
The NOTE column exposes different commentaries and for lack of space, abbreviations are used: report to the abbreviation page for their meaning.




Updated: 09/06/2016

RANKFIRST NAMENAMEWW2NOMONHANSOURCESDETAILUNITSDEATHNOTEOTHER SOURCES
WOYoshihikoNAKADA45H. Sakaida
WOSumiKAMITO40H. SakaidaKi.44 Shoki ace.
MSgtSatoru 'Satoshi'ANABUKI39H. Sakaida50 SentaiBurma. 51? 96? 30
WOIsamuSASAKI (HIRAYAMA)38I. Hata-Y. Isawa(6 B-29s)50.SentaiKi-43 ace, Burma. B-29 killer.75?
MorichikiKAMAE32
LtSadaKOGA31H. Sakaida
MajYasuhikoKUROE282I. Hata-Y. Isawa47.Dok.Chutai; 64.SentaiNomonhan, Ki-43 ace.49 ww2
CaptKatsumiANMA275I. Hata-Y. Isawa64.Sentai08/04/1942Nomonhan and Ki-43 Burma ace. KIA.12+ ww2 (Hata); 8; 34
1LtGoichiSUMINO27I. Hata-Y. Isawa(with probable?)64.Sentai06/06/1944Burma.
LtMoritsuguKANAI267I. Hata-Y. Isawa11.Sentai; 87. & 25.SentaiNomonhan ace. Ki-43 ace, China.34; 7+19; 25 ww2 Sakaida
MajTakajiKIMURA26H. Sakaida68.SentaiKi-61 ace, N.Guinea.20+ (Holder)
MSgtGoroMIYAMOTO26H. Sakaida25 Sentai
MSgtKichigoroHARAGUCHI24H. Sakaida
SgtSusumuKAJINAMI (KOYAMA)24H. Sakaida68 Sentai, 246 SentaiKi-61 ace, New Guinea.8; 10; 18 (Bueschel)
MorioMATSUI21
CaptKanshiISHIKAWA19R.M.Bueschel
WOYojiroOHBUSA19I. Hata-Y. Isawa50.SentaiKi-43 ace, Burma 1944.
CaptNakakazuOZAKI19I. Hata-Y. Isawa(6 B-24s)33.Sentai, 25.Sentai27/12/1943Ki-43 ace, China. KIA.
CaptShogoTAKEUCHI19I. Hata-Y. Isawa(more?)64.Sentai, 68.Sentai21/12/1943Ki-43, Malaya, W.Indies. Ki-61, Wewak.30; 16
WOBunichiYAMAGUCHI19I. Hata-Y. Isawa(6 B-29s)204.SentaiKi-43, Burma, Philippines, 43-44.
WOKazuoSHIMIZU18I. Hata-Y. Isawa59.SentaiKi-43 ace, N.Guinea.
LtColYukiyoshiWAKAMATSU18I. Hata-Y. Isawa(more?)85.Sentai18/12/1944Ki-44 and Ki-84 ace, China. KIA.20 (Ledet)
1LtKeijiTAKAMIYA17I. Hata-Y. Izawa4.Sentai, 78.Sentai01/02/1944Ki-61 pilot, N.Guinea. KIFA.
SgtTomesakuIGARASHI16I. Hata-Y. Isawa50.Sentai17/06/1944Ki-43 ace, Burma.KIA.15
LtTameyoshiKUROKI163I. Hata-Y. Isawa33.Sentai; 33.SentaiKi-10, Nomonhan; Ki-43, 1943-44.33 or 13 ww2
MajKiyoshiNAMAI16I. Hata-Y. Isawa33.Sentai12 (Izawa)
MjKiyoshiNARUI16
TatsuoNISHIKAWA16
WOMitsuoOGURA16I. Hata-Y. Isawa24.SentaiKi-43 ace N.Guinea 43-44.
CaptHiroshiONOZAKI16I. Hata-Y. Isawa59.Sentai28 (Bueschel)
SgtMajYukioSHIMOKAWA16I. Hata-Y. Isawa(more?)50.Sentai, 914.Tr., AkenoKi-43, Ki-84, 1942-45.15
ADCIwataroHANEZAWA1514/01/1945
ADCEijiKIYONO15
CaptSaburoNAKAMURA15I. Hata-Y. Izawa(more?)64.Sentai06/10/1944Ki-43, Burma, 42-44. KIA.20
CaptShigeoNANGO15I. Hata-Y. Izawa(more?)33.Sentai, 59.Sentai23/01/1944Ki-61 ace, New Guinea. MIA.20 (Bueschel)
SgtMajKyushiroOHTAKE15I. Hata-Y. Isawa(approximate)10.Indep.Chutai, 25.SentaiKi-27, Ki-43, China 41-45.10+
WOMegumuONO15I. Hata-Y. Isawa1.Sentai01/02/1940Ki-27, Nomonhan. KIFA.
MajToshioSAKAGAWA15I. Hata-Y. Isawa24.Sentai;47.Chu,25.Sentai,200.Sentai,22.Sentai19/12/1944Ki-27, Ki-43, China. Philippines, KIFA.49 (Sakaida)
WOEijiSEINO15I. Hata-Y. Isawa(approximated)10.Indep.Chutai, 25.Sentai10+
ToshioTATSUURA15
SMajTomioHIROHATA14I. Hata-Y. Isawa(esteemed score)59.Sentai22/04/1945Ki-43 ace SE, N.Guinea, KIA.
WONoboruMUNE14I. Hata-Y. Isawa(more?)50.Sentai, 200.Sentai19/11/1944Ki-27, Ki-43, Burma. KIA Leyte.
WOTakashiNOGUCHI14I. Hata-Y. Isawa68.SentaiKi-61 ace, N.Guinea. POW.
SgtTadashiSHONO14I. Hata-Y. Isawa10.Indep.Chutai; 25.Sentai28/10/1944Ki-43 ace, China. KIA.
CaptTotaro (Fujitaro)ITO13I. Hata-Y. Isawa(9 B-29s)5.SentaiKi-45 pilot, 1944.12 (Izawa)
WOKatsuakiKIRA139I. Hata-Y. Isawa24.Sentai; 200.Sentai, 103.SentaiNomonhan Incident.9+12, 25
MajYoshiroKUWABARA13I. Hata-Y. Isawa77.Sentai12/03/1944Ki-27 ace, 1941; Ki-61, Burma. KIA.
WORikioSHIBATA1314I. Hata-Y. Isawa11.Sentai; 101.Sentai, 85.Sentai18/12/1944Ki-27, Nomonhan. Ki44 ace. KIA.21 (Ledet)
WONorioSHINDO130I. Hata-Y. Isawa64.SentaiKi-43 late ace, Burma.
CaptNagaoSHIRAI13Y. Izawa(11 B-29s)244.Sentai
WOTakeoTAKAHASHI13I. Hata-Y. Isawa(more?)11.Sentai, 52.Sentai13/11/1944Ki-43, Burma, N.Guinea; Ki-84, Leyte.
MajYoheiHINOKI12I. Hata-Y. Isawa64.Sentai, Akeno Kyodo Shidan, 111.Sentai
CaptRyotaroJOBO (KAMIBO?)1218H. Sakaida33 Sentai; 1.Yasen Hoju Hik.Ki-44 ace.12; 76 (Bueschel)
MajTeruhiko (Akihiko)KOBAYASHI12I. Hata-Y. Isawa(10 B-29s)45.Sentai, 244.SentaiKi-61 ace, def.of Tokyo, 1944-45.20 (Buesch); 5; 14
CaptKOYBAYASHI12R. Bueschel47 SentaiKi.44 Shoki ace.
HideoMIYABE1264 Sentai
CaptHironojoSHISHIMOTO11I. Hata-Y. Isawa11.SentaiKi-43, Solomons, China, Philippines.
JiroASANO10
CaptToyokiETO102I. Hata-Y. Isawa8.Daitai, 77.Sentai; 77.Sentai, 64.SentaiKi-27, China, Ki-43, Burma.
WOGoroFURUGORI1020I. Hata-Y. Isawa11.Sentai; 22.Sentai03/11/1944Ki-27 ace, Nomonhan.5 ww2(Quinn); 6
WOIwataroHAZAWA10I. Hata-Y. Isawa(More?)10.Indep.Chutai, 25.Sentai14/01/1945Ki-27 and Ki-43 ace, China. KIA.15; 40 claims
LtChuichiICHIKAWA10Y. Izawa(9 B-29s)9.Sentai, 78.Sentai, 244.SentaiKi-61 and Ki-100, B-29 killer.
NobuoKANAZAWA10
CorpSusuruKOYAMA10246 SentaiKi.44 Shoki ace, China.
WOHajimeNISHIHARA10R.L.Dunn248 SentaiKi-43 ace, N.Guinea, 43-44.
WOAkiyoshiNOMURA10I. Hata-Y. Isawa85.SentaiKi-44 ace, China.
WOShokichiOHMORI10I. Hata-Y. Isawa64.SentaiKi-43 ace, Burma, 42-43.9
WONaoharuSHIROMOTO1011I. Hata-Y. Isawa11.Sentai, 1.Sentai; 1.Sentai, 52.Sentai, 11.TrKi-27 Nomonhan. Ki-43, Solomons 42-43.
LtMitsuyoshiTARUI1028I. Hata-Y. Isawa1.Sentai; 1.Sentai, 68.Sentai18/08/1944Ki-27 ace, Nomonhan incident. 76 ?
WOKosukeTSUBONE10I. Hata-Y. Isawa(more?)13.Sentai, 64.SentaiKi-43 ace, Burma, 42-45.
SgtMinoruUCHIDA10R. BueschelKi.44 Shoki ace.3; 12
WOYoshitoYASUDA10I. Hata-Y. Isawa64.Sentai, 246.SentaiKi-43, SWP, Burma; Ki-84, Japan.
MajYoshioHIROSE92I. Hata-Y. Isawa16.Rentai, 77.Sentai, 64.Sentai, Akeno22/12/1944Ki-43, Burma ace; Ki-44, Japan. KIA.7 ww2 (Quinn)
SgtKenjiKATO9I. Hata-Y. Isawa05/12/1944
CaptKensuiKONO9(not all confimed)70.Sentai17/02/1945
1LtShigeruNAKAZAKI9I. Hata-Y. Izawa50.Sentai23/01/1943Ki-43 ace, Burma 42-43. KIA.
subLtMakotoOGAWA9I. Hata-Y. Isawa(7 B-29s)70.SentaiKi-44 B-29-killer ace, 1944-45.
1LtHiroshiTAKIGUCHI9I. Hata-Y. Isawa204.Sentai01/11/1944Ki-43, Burma, Philippines. KIA.
AdcMisaoINOUE88I. Hata-Y. Isawa15/12/1944Nomonhan Incident.
2LtNaoyukiITO8I. Hata-Y. Isawa64.SentaiKi-43 ace, Burma, 43-44.
LtColTateo 'Gunshi'KATO810H. Gustavsson2.Datai; 64.Sentai22/05/1942Ki-10, Ki-27, China. Ki-43, Burma. KIA.9 and 9+1(Gustavson)
MajKokiKAWAMOTO8I. Hata-Y. Isawa50.SentaiKi-43, Ki84 ace and leader, Burma.
subLtSadamitsuKIMURA8I. Hata-Y. Isawa(8 B-29s)4.Sentai14/07/1945Ki-45 B-29 killer ace.22
SgtShigetsuneNISHIOKA8I. Hata-Y. Isawa204.Sentai28/10/1944Ki-43 ace, Burmaz, Philippines. KIA.
TsutaeOBARA8
SgtMajMisaoOHKUBO8I. Hata-Y. Isawa85.SentaiKi44 ace, China, 1943-44.7 (Ledet)
WOTadaoTASHIRO8I. Hata-Y. Isawa(more?)10.Indep Chutai, 25.Sentai04/01/1945Ki-27, Ki-43, China. KIA.
2LtShinobuTERADA8I. Hata-Y. IsawaUnkNot well known ace.
CaptTakashiTSUCHIYA8I. Hata-Y. Izawa70.Sentai, 25.Sentai03/09/1944Ki-43 ace, China, 41-44. KIA.
SMajMitsuoYAMATO8I. Hata-Y. Isawa33.SentaiKi-43 ace, China, Philippines.
LtMitsusadaASAI7I. Hata-Y. Isawa78.Sentai06/03/19447
CaptHiroshiGOMI7I. Hata-Y. Isawa5.Sentai, 85.Sentai, 204.Sentai15/10/1944Ki-43 ace, Burma 43-44. KIA.
WOTakeomiHAYASHI72I. Hata-Y. Isawa59.SentaiKi-27, Nomonhan; Ki-43, 41-42.
CaptIsamuKASHIIDE72J.Quinn et al(7 B-29s)59.Sentai, 4.Sentai, Ozuki sentaiKi-45 ace and B-29 killer 1944.26, 33
SadaKUROE7
CaptMasaoMIYAMARU71I. Hata-Y. Isawa(more?)59.Sentai, 50.Sentai, 200.Sentai29/10/1944Ki-27, Ki-43,Philippines, Burma. KIA.
KoichiOGATA7
2LtChiyojiSAITO721I. Hata-Y. Isawa24.Sentai20/08/1943Ki-27, Nomonhan. Ki-43, N.Guinea. KIA.3 ww2 (Sakaida)
2LtKatsutaroTAKAHASHI72I. Hata-Y. Isawa59.Sentai24/12/1942Ki-27, Nomonhan. Ki-43 ww2. KIA.
CaptFumisukeIKUNO6
SgtNobujiNEGISHI6I. Hata-Y. Isawa(6 B-29s)244.Sentai, 18.Sentai, 53.SentaiNight fighter Ki-45 ace.
SgtYoshinoriNOGUCHI6I. Hata-Y. Isawa26.Sentai25/10/1944Ki-43 ace, Adamans, Philippines. KIA.
WOTadaoSUMI6I. Hata-Y. Isawa(5 B-29s)244.Sentai, 56.SentaiKi-61 B-29 killer ace.
SgtShigeruTAKUWA6J.Quin et al64 Sentai5
WATANABE6
CaptYoshioYOSHIDA6I. Hata-Y. Isawa(6 B-29s)70.SentaiKi-44 B-29-killer ace.7 (Ledet)
1LtYoshitaroYOSHIOKA6I. Hata-Y. Isawa9.SentaiKi-44 ace, China.
MajYoshitsuguARAMAKI517 Sentai
FURUKAWA55
LtIsamuHOSONO521I. Hata-Y. Isawa1.Sentai; 87.Sentai, 25.Sentai06/10/1943Ki-27 ace, Nomonhan. Ki-43, China.21+6
CaptHideakiINAYAMA5M.Ledet, N.Millman87 Sentai, 100 SentaiKi-44 ace, Sumatra, Burma, 44-45.20 or 22 (Bueschel)
MajTadashiISHIKAWA5111 Sentai
LtTeizoKANAMARU53I. Hata-Y. Isawa10.I.H.Chutai; 50.Sentai24/12/1942Ki-27, China, Ki-43, Burma. KIA.
WOAkiraKAWAKITA5N. Millman9.SentaiKi-44 ace and B-29 killer, 1944.
2LtMasatoshiMASUZAWA510I. Hata-Y. Isawa1.Sentai, 39.FRKNomonhan ace. Ki-43, Solomons 1943.10+3
WOToshioMATSUURA510I. Hata-Y. Isawa1.Sentai; 1.Sentai02/12/1943Nomonhan. Ki-27, 1941. N.Guinea. KIFA.
SgtMatsumiNAKANO5Y. Izawa244.SentaiKi-61 B-29 killer, 1944-45.
subLtHannoshinNISHIO5(5 B-29s)B-29 hunter ace.
LtNaoyukiOGATA559.Sentai
WOShotaroOGAWA5R.L.Dunn248 SentaiKi-43, N.Guinea, 43-44.
CdtTogoSAITO5R. Bueschel(more ?)1.Sentai, 244.Sentai, 85.SentaiKi-44, China, 1943-44.
MajTokuyuki (Atsuyuki?)SAKATO5R. Bueschel(more ?)70 SentaiKi.44 Shoki ace.
WOGonnoshinSATO5244 SentaiKi-61, ramming specialist.
WOTakeshiSHIMIZU53I. Hata-Y. Isawa64.Sentai4 China (Hata)
LtRenzoSHINDO5I. Hata-Y. Izawa26.SentaiKi-43 ace, Adaman, Palembang.
CaptTatsuoTAKANASHI5J.Quinn et al1 SentaiKi-27 ace, Nomonhan.
ShimizuTAKESHI54
MSgtRinpeiTANAKA5J.Quinn et al2 Daitai, 64 SentaiKi-27, Nomonhan.
Table: Japanese Army aces of WW2


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