Kanichi Kashimura
Kanichi Kashimura (樫村 寛一, Kashimura Kan'ichi) (July 5, 1913 – March 6, 1943) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Naval Ace of the Second Sino-Japanese and Second World War.
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| Nickname(s) | One Wing |
| Born | July 5, 1913 Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan |
| Died | March 6, 1943 (aged 29) Pacific Ocean |
| Allegiance | Japan |
| Years of service | June 1933-March 1943 |
| Rank | Ensign, Japanese Navy |
| Unit | 13th Air Group 582nd Air Group |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Second World War |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Kite 5th Class |
On December 9, 1937, in a dogfight over China, he collided with a Chinese Curtiss P-36 Hawk. Despite losing part of one wing, he flew his damaged plane back to his airbase.
On March 6, 1943 he was shot down by a US aircraft near the Russell Islands.
Kashimura's Mitsubishi A5M December 9, 1937
Kashimura (second from right)
External links
- Kanichi Kashimura - World War II Database
- On One Wing
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