Osamu Kudō
Military Person
1915 – 1942
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Who was Osamu Kudō?
Osamu Kudō was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy 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 seven enemy aircraft. Kudō was killed in action while participating in an air attack on Broome, Australia on 3 March 1942. He was shot down by ML-KNIL Lieutenant Gus Winckel, who had dismounted the 7.99mm machine gun from his Lockheed Lodestar and balanced it on his shoulder while firing.
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- Born
- 1915
Ōita Prefecture - Nationality
- Empire of Japan
- Died
- Mar 3, 1942
Broome
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on July 23, 2013
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