Kaneyoshi Muto

Kaneyoshi Muto
Kaneyoshi Muto
Nickname(s)	"Sky Musashi"
Born	June 1916; Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Died	24 July 1945 (aged 29); Bungo Channel, Japan
Allegiance	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1935–1945
Rank	Ensign
Battles / wars	Second Sino-Japanese War; World War II Pacific War; ;

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."^[1]

^ Tillman, Barrett (2010). Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942–1945. Simon and Schuster. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4165-8440-7.

[Tillman-1] Tillman, Barrett (2010). Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942–1945. Simon and Schuster. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-4165-8440-7.

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