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Zero - Aircraft Details - Aviation Directory

Zero

Name : Zero
Manufacturer : Mitsubishi

Pilots and Aircrew for : Zero

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Ishikawa, Shiro
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Died : 12 / 2002

Ishikawa, Shiro

Ishikawa became the first Zero Pilot to be captured by Allies. Lieut. Jack Conger of VFM-212 shot down a Zero and rammed the tail of another on the Dugout Sunday. Conger parachuted but the Japanese pilot crashed with his plane. While Conger was in the water waiting to be rescued the pilot of another enemy plane, Shiro Ishikawa, drifted down and landed within half a mile of him. After the boat picked up Conger the crew went on to rescue Shiro Ishikawa, who had determined not to be rescued. He swam away but the boat overtook him. When he was being hauled on board, he whipped out his pistol to shoot Conger but it did not go off. Then Ishikawa tried to shoot himself, but the pistol again failed to fire. By this time Conger's patience was exhausted so with the help of an enlisted man, knocked Ishikawa unconscious and pulled him into the boat and so the first Zero Pilot was taken prisoner of war. Shiro Ishikawa passed away in December 2002.

Nishizawa, Hiroyoshi
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Died : 26 / 10 / 1944

Nishizawa, Hiroyoshi

Joined IJN in June 1936. Completed flight training in March 1939. With Oita, Omura & Suzuka AG's prior to outbreak of War. With the Chitose AG (Air Group or "Kokutai") in 1941. Joined 4th AG in February 1942 First kill - 3 February '42 over Rabaul - while flying a 'Claude' Transferred to the 2nd Sq. / Tainan AG in April '42. There he met Saburo Sakai and Toshio Ota, they would become known as the "Cleanup Trio". 7 August '42 - best day - claimed 6 Hellcats of VF-5. Transferred to the 251st AG in November. Summer '43 - Awarded "Sword" by Admiral Jinichi Kusaka. Transferred to the 253rd AG in September. Sent to Japan in October 1943 to become an instructor he hated his new job "baby sitting" & after many requests, he was reassigned to the 203rd AG in November 1943. Subsequently promoted to W/O (Warrant Officer) 25 October 1944 - flew cover for the 1st Kamikaze mission He was noted for performing spectacular, high G force manoeuvres in random patterns, which had â€œnever been seen in Japanese air combat.â€ He avoided death as a fighter pilot, but in a somewhat anti-climactic ending was killed when a bomber transporting him was shot down

Last edited : 19:03, December 12, 2017
Last editor : HMS

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