KENJI KATO

KENJI KATO, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, Central Pacific, Autumn 1944

Sho-i (Ensign), 402nd Daitai (Squadron), 341st Kokuati (Air Group)

Has "ACE" ace ability.

EVENT	Miss #	Mission Type	Flight Position	Kills	Type of Kills		Number of times shot down	Escort Points	Status	Ace Ability
CSW-2003	1	Intercept B-25D	N1K1-J Ldr	1	1 B-25D		1	---	Active	---
CSW-2003	2	Escort Ki-67	N1K1-J Ldr	2	2 F6F-5s		0	+1	Active	---
CSW-2003	3	Escort G4M1	N1K1-J Ldr	0	None		0	-1	Active	---
CSW-2003	4	Escort Ki-67	N1K1-J Ldr	2	2 F6F-5s		0	+2	Active	---
CSW-2003	5	Intercept SB2C	N1K1-J Ldr	0	None		0	---	Active	A
CSW-2003	6	Intercept TBF	N1K1-J Ldr	0	None		0	---	Active	A
CSW-2004	7	Intercept TBF	N1K1-J Ldr	0	None		0	---	Active	A
CSW-2006	8	Escort B6N & D4Y	N1K1-J Ldr	0	None		0	+2	Active	A
CSW-2008	9	Escort B6N & D4Y	N1K1-J Ldr	1	F6F-5		0	+1	Active	A
TOTALS	9			6	5 F6F-5s	1 B-25D	1	+5	Active	A

PILOT HISTORY:

Assigned as section leader to the 341st Kokutai (Air Group) starting from mission 1.
Shot down by future USN Hellcat ace, Lt Jg. Bob Newhart, on mission 1.
Shot down future USN Hellcat ace, Lt Jg. Bob Newhart, on mission 4.

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