Lieutenant Commander Junichi Sasai was a Japanese naval aviator and fighter ace of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Sasai was killed leading his fighter squadron during an attack on Henderson Field during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
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Sasai as an ensign
Sasai standing before a crashed Curtiss P-40 in the Dutch East Indies, 1941.
Sasai wearing flight gear. This 1942 photo shows Sasai shortly before his death over Guadalcanal on August 26.
"V-174", a Zero Model A6M3 Type 32 of the Tainan Kōkūtai.
Zero Type 21 at Rabaul with Hanabuki volcano as background. The volcano's continuous activity was a good visual guide for the pilots.
Illustration of a U.S. Marine F4F-4 Wildcat shooting down a Japanese A6M2 Zero over Henderson Field on Guadalcanal.Awards 1
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Lived 1918 to 1942 · aged 24
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