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CPO Takanobu Obata, Tsukuba Kōkūtai, Japan, February 1945
In November 1944, Tsukuba Kōkūtai training
unit assigned experienced instructors to form
a fighter squadron equipped with Zero and Shiden
aircraft. This squadron engaged in combat with
B-29 bombers and US carrier-based aircraft as
early as January and February 1945. Tsukuba
Kōkūtai pilots clashed with US Navy aircraft
during raids on the Kantō region on February
16 and 17. Despite losing 14 aircraft, Japanese
pilots claimed 11 American planes shot down
during the two days. In a similar engagement on
February 25, Tsukuba Kōkūtai lost eight aircraft
but claimed five victories. After the battle, only
nine operational fighters remained. The aircraft
marked Tsu-51 was flown by a member of the
fighter unit, the experienced veteran CPO Obata.
On February 16, 1945, he carried out two of the
four combat sorties against US Navy aircraft
in this plane. During his last combat sortie
with this aircraft, he shot down three Hellcats.
At the end of March, Tsukuba Kōkūtai received
orders to form its own Kamikaze units, which
were deployed during Operation Kikusui in the
defense of Okinawa.
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