Hiromichi Shinohara | |
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 Hiromichi Shinohara | |
| Nickname(s) | "The Richthofen of the Orient" |
| Born | 1 August 1913 Suzumenomiya, Utsunomiya, Tochigi |
| Died | 27 August 1939 (aged 26) Mohorehi Lake, 10km south of Abdara Lake |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Army Air Service |
| Years of service | 1933–1939 |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
| Unit | 1st Chutai, 11th Sentai |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Khalkhin Gol |
Hiromichi Shinohara (篠原 弘道, Shinohara Hiromichi) 1 August 1913 – 27 August 1939) was the highest-scoring fighter ace of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAF).[1][2] On 27 June 1939 he set a Japanese record by downing 11 planes on a single day. He was shot down and killed on 27 August 1939, having claimed 58 victories in only three months of combat. He scored all his aerial victories while flying a Nakajima Ki-27.
- ^ Hata, Izawa & Shores 2002, p. 276.
- ^ Sakaida 1997, p. 88.