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金丸健男

Ensign Imperial Japanese Navy

War record

1939.1 graduated from the 44th pilot trainee (the Pilot Trainee Course (Sōren)) class → 1939.8 the 〔12th Naval Air Group〕 (moved up to Central China; no chance of air combat) → Akagi / Ōminato / Ōita naval air groups → 1943.6 the 〔202nd Naval Air Group〕 (the northern Australia front) → 1943.6.30 his first score, escorting land-based bombers to Brocks Creek → 1943.12 transferred to the 〔204th Naval Air Group〕 at Rabaul → in the month up to 1944.1.7 he shot down 12 aircraft; hit and gravely wounded, he force-landed → sent home by hospital ship → the war ended for him at 〔Tsukuba Naval Air Group〕 and Naruo airfield.

Despite being severely wounded, shot down 12 aircraft in the space of one month

Unit: 12空→赤城→202空→204空
Victories: 12 (official credit)sources differ

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Source: Japanese Naval Fighter Units, p.223

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