B. KINICHIWA,
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, South Pacific, Summer 1942
B. KINICHIWA,
IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, South Pacific, Summer 1942
Sho-i (Ensign)
| EVENT | Miss # | Mission Type | Flight Position | Kills | Type of Kills | Number of times shot down | Escort Points | Status | Ace Ability | |
| GMT-2001-Sept | 1 | Intercept B-26B | A6M2 Wm | 1 | 1 F4F-4 | 0 | --- | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2001-Sept | 2 | Escort G4M1 | A6M2 Wm | 1 | 1 P-40E | 0 | +1 | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2001-Sept | 3 | Escort to Henderson Field | A6M2 Wm | 1 | 1 F4F-4 | 0 | --- | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2001-Sept | 4 | Dogfight | A6M2 Ldr | 0 | None | 0 | --- | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2002 | 5 | Dogfight | A6M2 Ldr | 1 | 1 P-40E | 0 | --- | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2002 | 6 | Escort G4M1 | A6M2 Ldr | 1 | 1 P-40E | 0 | -2 | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2002 | 7 | Intercept B-26 | A6M2 Ldr | 0 | None | 0 | --- | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2002 | 8 | Intercept - Lae Raid | A6M2 Ldr | 0 | None | 0 | --- | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2002 | 9 | Escort G4M1 | A6M2 Ldr | 0 | None | 0 | +2 | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2006-Oct | 10 | Escort G4M1 | A6M2 Ldr | 1 | 1 P-40E | 0 | +1 | Active | --- | |
| GMT-2006-Oct | 11 | Dogfight | A6M2 Ldr | 1 | 1 P-40E | 0 | --- | Active | --- | |
|
TOTALS |
11 | 7 | 5 P-40E | 2 F4F-4s | 0 | +2 | Active | --- | ||
PILOT HISTORY:
Assigned to the Rabaul Kokutai (Air Group).
Assigned as wingman to Lt jg. Ayao Akebono from missions 1-to-3.
Participated as part of the fighter escort for the Great Guadalcanal raid in August 1942 (mission 3).
Assigned as section leader starting mission 4.
Defended Lae airfield against American B-25 raid (mission 8)
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