Kaneyoshi Muto

Kaneyoshi Muto
Nickname"Sky Musashi"
BornJune 1916
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Died24 July 1945(1945-07-24) (aged 29)
Bungo Channel, Japan
Allegiance Imperial Japanese Navy
Service years1935–1945
RankEnsign
Conflicts

Kaneyoshi Muto (武藤 金義, Mutō Kaneyoshi; June 1916 – 24 July 1945) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace known for his great skill in fighter aircraft. Fellow ace Saburō Sakai called him "a genius in the air."

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