List of World War II aces from Japan
This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Japan, as officially credited by the Imperial Japanese government. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country.
Abbreviations
- "KIA": Killed in action (dates are included where possible)
- "DOW": Died of wounds
- "KIFA": Killed in Flying Accident
- "MIA": Missing in action
- "POW": Prisoner of War
- "IJA": Imperial Japanese Army
- "IJN": Imperial Japanese Navy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iyōzō 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+ | IJA | 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 | IJA | 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 14.11.1942 | |
| Naoshi Kanno | 25 | ||||
| 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 (ja:甲木清実) | 16 | Warrant Officer | IJN | Floatplane ace, 7 victories by F1M2 Pete/A6M2-N Rufe/N1K1 Rex. | |
| Kosuke Kawahara | 8+1 shared | KIA 25.3.1938 | |||
| Akira Kawakita | 5 | KIA 26.10.1944 | |||
| Koki Kawamoto | 8 | Bukochosho | |||
| Masajiro Kawamoto | |||||
| Ichiro Kawamura (河村一郎) | 5 | Warrant Officer | IJN | Floatplane ace | |
| 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 | |||
| Shiro Kurotori (ja:黒鳥四朗) | 6 | Lieutenant Junior Grade | IJN | Died 4 February 2012 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshikazu Nagahama | 10/13 | IJN | KIA 6.9.1943, became ace in a day during the Attack on Darwin | ||
| 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, nicknamed "Devil of Rabaul", 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 | |
| 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
- Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa (1989) [1975]. Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Translated by Don Cyril Gorham. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-315-6.
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- King, Dan (2012). The Last Zero Fighter, Firsthand Accounts from WWII Japanese Fighter Pilots. California: Pacific Press. ISBN 978-1468178807.
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