Yoshio Yoshida | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Captain_Yoshio_Yoshida_next_to_his_Nakajima_Ki-84,_April_1945.jpg) Captain Yoshio Yoshida standing next to the Nakajima Ki-44 in which he scored his first two confirmed kills against Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers. The two kills are marked on the side of the fighter aircraft. | |
| Born | 1921 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | September 7th 1976 |
| Allegiance |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1939–45 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Pacific War |
Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 好雄, Yoshida Yoshio, 1921 – before 2000[1]) was a Japanese army aviator known for achieving flying ace status against Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. Among pilots in his air group, the 70th Sentai, Yoshida downed the second-highest number of B-29s: six confirmed and one probable. He was awarded the Bukosho, the highest award given by the Imperial Japanese Army to soldiers who demonstrated (and survived) exceptionally valorous action in combat.
- ^ ヘンリー・サカイダ（著）/梅本弘（訳）『日本陸軍航空隊のエース 1937-1945』、大日本絵画、2000年。 ISBN 4-499-22730-5