Japanese Naval Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces, 1932-1945

by Hata, Ikuhiko; Izawa, Yasuho; Shores, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781906502843
• ISBN10: 1906502846
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-19
• Publisher: Grub Street

Table of Contents

Introductory Notes	p. vi
Japanese Naval Aviation Fighter Operations	p. 1
The Early Period and the Shanghai Incident	p. 1
The China Incident	p. 5
The Pacific War Begins	p. 13
Air Battles over the Eastern and North-Eastern Pacific	p. 22
Air War over New Guinea and the Solomon Islands	p. 26
Critical Fighting over the Solomons and New Guinea	p. 39
"Rabaul Kokutai"	p. 51
Actions over Australia and the Central Pacific	p. 69
The Indian Ocean, China and the Marianas	p. 82
The Philippines Campaign	p. 95
Air Battles in Defence of the Homeland	p. 108
Unit Histories	p. 127
Aircraft Carriers and Seaplane Tenders	p. 128
Named Kokutais (Land-Based Fighter Units)	p. 159
Numbered Kokutais (First Numbering)	p. 169
Numbered Kokutais (Second Numbering)	p. 188
Sento Hikotais	p. 241
Aces - An Alphabetical Listing of Biographical Notes	p. 260
A-Z Of Fighter Aces Planes	p. 360
Maps	p. 369
List of Naval Fighter Aces	p. 381
Key Fighter Pilots Killed in Action (by date)	p. 385
Naval Fighter Pilots	p. 409
Claims and Losses during Major Air Battles	p. 430
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