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Kenji Yanagiya

Japanese flying ace

  • Fame44.6
  • Momentum5.0
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Lived 1919–2008, aged 89Japan
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    1919–2008
    Aged 89
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Updated 2026-08-13

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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