Samurai of the Skies
Sakai SaburouOuta ToshioShot down 64 planesShot down 34 planesMy fightersare also excellent kids!Aerial Photography ExpertSpeaking of the Japanese Navy's fighter aces, it's gotta be...Shot down 87 planes (possibly as many as 120)Devil King of Rabaul
Nishizawa HiroyoshiThese 3 people would become known as
Tainan Air Group's Cleanup Trio
but...The foremost flight leader of the Naval Fighter Unit
Aircraft No. 1
Yokoyama TamatsuAircraft No. 2
Hagiri "Moustachio" MatsuoTheir name is
Souryuu's Clean Up TrioAircraft No. 3
Ooishi "Odeka"* Hideo*foreheadThese three would earn their nickname while stationed at Rabaul by performing an "Airshow over the enemy's base".
But before that, during the Japan-China Incident, the name of "Cleanup Trio" belonged to another group...
