J2M RAIDEN Akamatsu

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File Name: J2M RAIDEN Akamatsu

File Submitter: IFE

File Submitted: 25 Mar 2006

File Category: J8A / J2M3 Skins

 

Akamatsu was widely known as the "Master of the Raiden." With the Allied code name of "Jack,"

Akamatsu was a demon in the air and became one of the highest-scoring IJN aces.Additionally, Akamatsu was one of the few pilots to become an ace in both the A6M Zero and the J2M Raiden (Thunderbolt, ). He specialized in going after P-51s while flying the J2M.

 

When you consider he shot down over ten P-51s and five B-29s in an aircraft, which was supposed to be 'meat on the table' to the Mustang, you get an idea of his accomplishments. Akamatsu survived the final battles over the Japanese home islands and became a restauranteur after the war.

 

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