Kaname Harada | |
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 Harada in 1943 | |
| Born | 11 August 1916 Nagano Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 3 May 2016 (aged 99) Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Service | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Rank | Lieutenant (junior grade) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Other work | Dairy farmer, kindergarten principal, anti-war activist |
Kaname Harada (原田 要, 11 August 1916 – 3 May 2016) was a Japanese flying ace of World War II. He was credited with shooting down as many as 19 Allied aircraft between late 1941 and when he was himself downed in October 1942. After recovering from the injuries sustained in this incident, Harada served as a flying instructor for the remainder of the war.
Following the end of hostilities in 1945, Harada worked as a farmer, before founding a nursery for children in 1965 and later a kindergarten. He became an anti-war activist in 1991 and remained a prominent speaker until late in his life.