Sakai, Saburō, 1916-2000
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Name (Latin)
Sakai, Saburō, 1916-2000
Other forms of name
Sakai, Saburō, 1916-
Date of birth
1916-08-25
Date of death
2000-09-22
Gender
male
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His Samurai! 1957.
- The New York times, Oct. 8, 2000:
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Sakai as young pilot
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File:Saburo Sakai Zero.jpg
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File:Saburo Sakai flightgear.jpg
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File:Saburo Sakai in flight suit at Hankow Airfield.jpg
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File:Sakai as young pilot.jpg
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Wikipedia description:
Saburō Sakai (坂井 三郎, Sakai Saburō, 25 August 1916 – 22 September 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace ("Gekitsui-O", 撃墜王) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Sakai had 28 aerial victories, including shared ones, according to official Japanese records, though he and his ghostwriter Martin Caidin claimed much higher numbers.
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