A5M4 Type 96 'Claudes' of the 12th AG are seen Hying a patrol over China in 1939 Initially. JNAf pilots were reluctant to transition from the well-liked Claude' to the new Zero fighter, as in mock dogfights with the the latter type the Type 96 won every time However, the spectacular first combat success onjoyed hy the Zero in September 1940 eventually changed pilots' minds once and for all (vin Robert C Mikesh).
Also a veteran of the Soryu Fighter Squadron. PO1/c Hideo Oishi adds two victory markings to the impressive tail scoreboard of his 12th AG Zero No 3-173 at Hankow airfield -he had downed two enemy aircraft with this combat-seasoned A6M2 on 14 March 1941 over Chengtu. Po3/C Hatsumasa Yamatani had started the aircraft's scoring run by claiming four victories on 13 September 1940 during the type's 'baptism of fire'. Others who contributed to the tally included P02/c Miyakuni Kamidaira and Po3/c Seiji Hiramoto (K Osua).
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Also a veteran of the Soryu Fighter Squadron. PO1/c Hideo Oishi adds two victory markings to the impressive tail scoreboard of his 12th AG Zero No 3-173 at Hankow airfield -he had downed two enemy aircraft with this combat-seasoned A6M2 on 14 March 1941 over Chengtu. Po3/C Hatsumasa Yamatani had started the aircraft's scoring run by claiming four victories on 13 September 1940 during the type's 'baptism of fire'. Others who contributed to the tally included P02/c Miyakuni Kamidaira and Po3/c Seiji Hiramoto (K Osua).
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