JAPAN
Shanghai War 1932
NAME VICTORIES UNIT COMMENTS Kuro-iwa, Toshio 1 [0+1] Kaga FS 1. Ikuta, Nokiji 1 [0+1] Kaga FS 1. Atsumi, Takashi 1 Hosho FS Saito 1 Hosho FS Tokoro, Shigehachiro 1 Hosho FS unknown 1 Hosho FS 2.
Comments:
- This battle result is officially recognized as the first aerial victory by the Japanese air forces.
- Although the battle results have not been verified, one Chinese fighter landed because the pilot was seriously injured but took off under the piloting of the deputy commander of the damaged aircraft. During flight, the plane srashed and the pilot was killed in action.
The three successful fighter pilots after the combat on 22 February 1932.
From the left Tai-i Nokiji Ikuta, Koku Heiso Toshio Kuro-iwa and Itto
Kokuhei Kazuo Takeo.
Japanese Air-to-Air Victories
| Date | Unit | Aircraft | Pilot | Victim | Crew | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.02.1932 | Hosho FS | unknown | e/a, fighter | see above | ||
| 22.02.1932 | Kaga FS | Nakajima A1N | Kuro-iwa,T. | Boeing 218 (X 66W) | Short,R.M. | American volunteer |
| 22.02.1932 | Kaga FS | Nakajima A1N | Ikuta,N. | Boeing 218 (X 66W) | Short,R.M. | American volunteer |
| 26.02.1932 | Hosho FS | Nakajima A1N-2 | Tokoro,S. | e/a, fighter | ||
| 26.02.1932 | Hosho FS | Nakajima A1N-2 | Saito | e/a, fighter | ||
| 26.02.1932 | Hosho FS | Nakajima A1N-2 | Atsumi,T. | e/a, fighter |
Sources & Literature
- Hata, Ikuhiko - Izawa, Yasuho: Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II, United States Naval Inst. 1989.
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- Polák, Tomáš: Esa meziválečného období (Čína předehra nedokončená),, part three, in Aero Plastic Kits Revue, No. 45, 1996.
- Sakaida, Henry: Aces of the Rising Sun 1937-1945, Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2002.
- Vejřík, Lubomír: Vzestup a pád orlů Nipponu, 1931-1941, Prolog, Svět křídel 1994.
- Gustavsson, Håkan: Biplane Fighter Aces from the Second World War, http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/aces.htm
- Robert Short, American airman, http://www.talesofoldchina.com/shanghai/people/t-short.htm.
- Straggler 脱走兵: Robert Short ~ The First Flying Tiger, Aviation of Japan 日本の航空史, http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2013/06/robert-short-first-flying-tiger.html.
