Kazuo Tsunoda (角田 和男, Tsunoda Kazuo, October 11, 1918 – February 14, 2013) was an officer and acefighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific Campaign of World War II. In his combat career, Tsunoda was officially credited with destroying nine enemy aircraft.
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN) Built by Mitsubishi on June 30, 1942. At the factory, painted overall gray with a black cowling. Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 0 / A6M3 Model 32 Zero Manufacture Number 3030.
In November 1944, while stationed at Cebu in the Philippines, Tsunoda volunteered as a kamikaze pilot. He was unable, however, to find any enemy ships to attack. Later, he escaped the Philippines to Japanese-occupied Taiwan after the American landings and survived the war.[citation needed]
He was a farmer in Ibaraki prefecture after the war. He died on February 14, 2013.[1]
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^Naoki, Kodachi (2013-02-18). 訃報…元零戦搭乗員 角田和男氏（乙飛5期、中尉） (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-02-18.
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Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa (1989) [1975]. Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Translated by Don Cyril Gorham (Translated ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-315-6.
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