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羽藤一志

Flight Petty Officer 2nd Class Imperial Japanese Navy

War record

Born in Ehime Prefecture; nicknamed Poppo in the Tainan Naval Air Group; graduated from the 9th Otsu-class flight training course in 1941.11 → posted to the Tainan Naval Air Group in 1942.2, moving up to Rabaul in April and then to Lae, with his first victory in the attack on Port Moresby on the 10th → fought through New Guinea and the Solomons → missing (killed) in the attack on Guadalcanal on 13 September, with 19 aircraft (officially credited) shot down in less than half a year

As the wingman of 坂井三郎, quietly built up his tally (score) of victories

Unit: 台南空（ラバウル・ラエ）
Victories: 19 (official credit)sources differ

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Source: Japanese Naval Fighter Units, p.188

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