Korting Aces of the Rising Sun 1937-1945 – Sakaida, Henry

This book combines Aircraft of the Aces 13:’Japanese Army Air Force Aces 1937-45′ and Aircraft of the Aces 22:’Imperial Japanese Navy Aces 1937-45′. Very little has been published in English on the air arms of the Japanese Army and Navy, and the pilots who flew for them. Yet between 1937 and 1945, 150 JAAF and 21 Imperial Japanese Navy pilots achieved ‘ ace’ status in eight years of near-constant warfare. This book relates the experiences of both air forces, revealing how the JAAF aces achieved their scores…