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市岡又夫

Flight Petty Officer 1st Class Imperial Japanese Navy

War record

Born in Gifu; 12th Hei-class Yokaren → 1943.7 graduated from the 28th flight training course → late 1943.9 posted to the 204th Naval Air Group and moved up to Rabaul → first victory in the interception of 1943.12.25 → in the month to the end of 1944.1 he shot down 13 aircraft (5 of them unconfirmed or shared) → when the main body of the 204th Naval Air Group moved to Truk he transferred to the 253rd Naval Air Group at the Tobera base and went on fighting hard → killed on 1944.4.19

Unit: 204空→253空
Victories: 13機(うち不確実および協同5)sources differ

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Source: Japanese Naval Fighter Units, p.230

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