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Kenji Yanagiya

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Japanese flying ace

JapanLived 1919 to 2008 · aged 89
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Warrant Officer Kenji Yanagiya was a member of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Zero fighter aces who fought the Battle of Solomon Islands in October 1942 - June 1943. He is best known as the only escort fighter pilot of the Yamamoto mission to have survived the war.

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A stick and right side levers of a Zero fighter cockpit.A stick and right side levers of a Zero fighter cockpit.Abandoned A6M3 Zero fighter abandoned at Munda Airfield in the Solomon Islands, 1943Abandoned A6M3 Zero fighter abandoned at Munda Airfield in the Solomon Islands, 1943

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Country
Japan
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2008 · aged 89
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5 languages

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