Jirō Chōno
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Jirō Chōno
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Jirō Chōno was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In combat over China, he was officially credited with destroying seven enemy aircraft. Chōno died in action on 21 February 1941 over Kunming. While serving aboard the fleet aircraft carrier Kaga on 13 April 1938, then-PO1c Chōno was part of a six-fighter escort group of three A4N and three A5M fighters led by Lt. Teshima to cover eighteen D1A1 dive-bombers led by Lt. Nishihara
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2024-01-25T13:19:51Z
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