- Saburō Sakai - Wikipedia
Saburō Sakai (坂井 三郎, Sakai Saburō; 25 August 1916 – 22 September 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace ("Gekitsui-O", 撃墜王) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
- Why Saburō Sakai Was One Of The Most Impressive Pilots Of WWII
Saburō Sakai was one of the top Japanese pilots during World War II, shooting down over 60 Allied aircraft and claiming 28 aerial victories Joining the Japanese Navy at age 16, he was one of 70 students accepted into flight training of out 1,500 applicants
- Saburo Sakai: Samurai of the Air - HistoryNet
Saburo Sakai is probably Japan’s best-known pilot of World War II, with the possible exception of Captain Mitsuo Fuchida of Pearl Harbor infamy In a seven-year combat career, Sakai survived horrible injuries and impossible odds, and almost got a chance to kill Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Saburo Sakai - acesofww2. com
Saburo Sakai was indeed an Ace, downing 64 Allied aircraft, and most of all, never losing a wingman in over 200 missions He experienced injuries, but always brought his aircraft home After WWII, Sakai’s writings described the cruel reality of war and combat
- Saburo Sakai: A Zero Ace Over Guadalcanal - Warfare History Network
One of the Japanese aircraft was flown by Sakai, a veteran of combat operations over China, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and New Guinea The spirit of the Samurai was in his blood, as the fighting over Guadalcanal would prove
- Saburo Sakai | World War II Database - WW2DB
During the course of WW2, Sakai destroyed an estimated 64 enemy aircraft, most of which were American After the war, Sakai retired from the Japanese Navy at the rank of lieutenant
- Saburo Sakai 坂井 三郎 - Pacific Wrecks
Saburo Sakai was a Japanese Navy A6M Zero pilot who served during the Pacific War He is known worldwide due to his autobiography Samurai! published worldwide and translated into many languages
- Saburo Sakai – The World War II Multimedia Database
Saburo Sakai (August 25, 1916 – September 22, 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and fighter ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy Sakai was the Imperial Navy‘s fourth-ranking ace and Japan‘s leading fighter pilot to survive the war
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