Yoshitoshi Tokugawa | |
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Native name | 徳川好敏 |
Born | Tokyo, Japan | 24 July 1884
Died | 17 April 1963 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 78)
Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
Service | Imperial Japanese Army |
Years of service | 1903–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Tokorozawa Army Aviation School, Akeno Army Aviation School |
Awards | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class |
Baron Yoshitoshi Tokugawa (徳川 好敏, Tokugawa Yoshitoshi, 24 July 1884 – 17 April 1963) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army and one of the pioneers of military aviation in Japan. The first Japanese to obtain his pilot's licence from the Aéro-Club de France, he is credited with having made the first flight in a powered aircraft in Japan in 1910.