The ace pilot of the Japanese Air Force Saburo Sakai at the airfield of the Hankow airbase in central China.
Saburo Sakai (1916 – 2000) – Japanese fighter pilot, junior lieutenant of the Japanese Navy. The fourth pilot in the number of victories is the Japanese ace (64 downed aircraft).
Sources of information about the Saburo Sakai photo:
1. www.warbirdforum.com
2. G. Neel “Uniforms and equipment of the Japanese naval aviation. 1937-1945»
Location: China
Date: September 1939