Kiyonobu Suzuki (pilot)

Kiyonobu Suzuki (鈴木 清延, Suzuki Kiyonobu, 1914 – 26 October 1942) was a warrant officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. In aerial combat over China and the Pacific he was officially credited with destroying nine enemy aircraft. As a member of the aircraft carrier Jun'yō's fighter group, Suzuki was killed in action on 26 October 1942 during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

Kiyonobu Suzuki
Suzuki while serving with the 12th Air Group in China between March and September 1938
Born1914
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Died26 October 1942 (aged 27–28)
South Pacific
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
Service/branch Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)
Years of service1933-1942
RankWarrant Officer
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Pacific War

References

  • Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa (1989). Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Translated by Don Cyril Gorham. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-315-6.


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