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Saburō Sakai: The Samurai of the Skies (2018x78)
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Saburō Sakai is perhaps one of the most famous Japanese air aces to emerge from WWII, credited with at least 28 aerial victories and shooting down or severely damaging well over 60 Allied aircraft, despite later in the war flying a plane that was vastly inferior to his opponents’ planes.
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Sources:
http://www.warbirdforum.com/sakai.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/08/world/saburo-sakai-is-dead-at-84-war-pilot-embraced-foes.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2000/oct/02/local/me-30217
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-ZCDINZHWCIC&pg=PA345&dq=Sabur%C5%8D+Sakai+hellcat&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PfRtVNWBL_LGsQTZ4ILADQ&ved=0CEwQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Sabur%C5%8D%20Sakai%20hellcat&f=false
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=K4akomzp2ncC&pg=PA327&dq=Sabur%C5%8D+Sakai+loop&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VtptVPatHKyZsQSY1YLADA&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Sabur%C5%8D%20Sakai%20loop&f=false
http://warthunder.com/en/news/243/current/
Image Credit:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saburo_Sakai.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sakai_Cockpit_A5M.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sakai_Saburo_7thAug2.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RabaulJapaneseEnlistedFighterPilots.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saburo_Sakai_flightgear.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lentaja