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.
Born	1921 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Died	September 7th 1976
Allegiance	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1939–45
Rank	Captain
Battles / wars	Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Pacific War

Yoshio Yoshida (吉田 好雄, Yoshida Yoshio, 1921 – before 2000^[1]) 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.