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Jirō Chōno

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of the 28th Squadron. In the ensuing running air battle and dogfights over Canton city, the Chinese Gladiator pilots claimed at least one A5M, two or three A4Ns and two or three D1A1s; Capt. Wong of the 29th scored a triple-kill, successively shooting down a D1A1, an A4N and an A5M, before being shot
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down himself by Jirō Chōno; although Capt. Wong survived, his injuries will put him out of action for an extended period of time. Both PO1c Chōno and PO3c Hatsu-o Hidaka (flying an A4N) would each score double-victories against the formidable Gladiators in this major air-battle over Canton.
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on 13 April 1938, then-PO1c Chōno was part of a six-fighter escort group of three
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This biographical article related to the military of Japan is a
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dive-bombers led by Lt. Nishihara on a strike mission against
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Military personnel killed in the Second Sino-Japanese War
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Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II
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Ehime Prefecture
Kunming
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Navy
Ensign
Second Sino-Japanese War
ace
fighter
Imperial Japanese Navy
Second Sino-Japanese War
Kunming
fleet aircraft carrier
Kaga
A4N
A5M
D1A1
Canton
Gladiators
Chinese Air Force
5th PS, 29th Squadron
John "Buffalo" Wong
Louie Yim-qun
Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II
Annapolis, Maryland
ISBN
0-87021-315-6
"Chinese biplane fighter aces - Teng Chung-Kai"
"Japanese biplane fighter aces - Hatsu-o Hidaka"
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