This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Japan, as officially credited by the Imperial Japanese government. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country.
Abbreviations
- "KIA": Killed in action (dates are included where possible)
- "DOW": Died of wounds
- "KIFA": Killed in Flying Accident
- "MIA": Missing in action
- "POW": Prisoner of War
- "IJA": Imperial Japanese Army
- "IJN": Imperial Japanese Navy
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C
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
M
N
O
R
S
T
U
W
Y
Notes
References
- Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa (1989) [1975]. 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.
- Sakaida, Henry (2002). Aces of the Rising Sun, 1937–1945. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-618-6.
- King, Dan (2012). The Last Zero Fighter, Firsthand Accounts from WWII Japanese Fighter Pilots. California: Pacific Press. ISBN 978-1468178807.
