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Saburo Sakai: Japan's Leading Ace
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WWII World War Two
Japan
Fighter Pilot
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ILLUSTRATIONS: (1) Saburo Sakai downs a Chinese I-16 with his A5M Claude. (2) Naval ace Saburo Sakai downs an RAF Buffalo over Indonesia with his A6M2, Feb. 1942. (3) Saburo Sakai and his wingmen in the Solomons, 1942. (4) Saburo Sakai downs Lt. James "Pug" Southerland's F4F Wildcat off Guadalcanal, 8 Aug. 1942. (5) Saburo Sakai limps back to base in his damaged A6M2 Zero after getting shot up by an SBD rear gunner in the Solomons. (6) Saburo Sakai over Lae, New Guinea, 1942. (7) Saburo Sakai in his Tainan Kokutai Zeke after his wounds healed. (8) Portrait of Sakai, who finished the war with the destruction of 64 enemy aircraft.
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MSgt Dale Johnson
Back in the 1980s I was into Radio Control Aircraft, when I visited one of my friends that was stationed at Yakota AB in Japan we went to one of the largest R/C hobby stores in Japan. I met Saburo Sakai there, he was doing something for the store, a promotion of some type. It was only a brief meeting and a nod but he impressed me with his demeanor, very reserved. To look at him you would never know he had ever done much at all.
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A part of WWII history I never heard about MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. , thank you for the great share sir.
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"Zero Pilot" theatrical trailer
This was Koichi Kawakita's first feature film as director of special effects.Directed by Seiji MaruyamaSpecial Effects Directed by Koichi KawakitaStarring: H...
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"Zero Pilot" Toho English export trailer
The trailer for Toho's export version of the film. Dubbed in Hong Kong by the magnificent voices of Matthew Oram and Barry Haigh.In the export version, the f...
MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. - Yes, loosely based on Sakai’s bio and referenced in the export trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuqB8_lDAbE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuqB8_lDAbE
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