Yoshio Yoshida (pilot)

Yoshio Yoshida
Captain Yoshio Yoshida standing next to the Nakajima Ki-44 in which he scored his first two confirmed kills against Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers. The two kills are marked on the side of the fighter aircraft.
Born1921
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
DiedSeptember 7th 1976
Allegiance Imperial Japanese Army
Service years1939–45
RankCaptain
Conflicts

Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 好雄, Yoshida Yoshio; 1921 – before 2000) was a Japanese army aviator known for achieving flying ace status against Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. Among pilots in his air group, the 70th Sentai, Yoshida downed the second-highest number of B-29s: six confirmed and one probable. He was awarded the Bukosho, the highest award given by the Imperial Japanese Army to soldiers who demonstrated (and survived) exceptionally valorous action in combat.

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