Hiroyoshi Nishizawa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6M_Zero
gptkb:Nakajima_Ki-43
Aggressive and skilled
Over 1,000 hours
gptkbp:appearsIn Documentaries about WWII pilots
gptkbp:awards Order of the Rising Sun
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:born January 27, 1920
gptkbp:celebrates Various_memorials_in_Japan
gptkbp:died July 26, 1945
gptkbp:famousFor Exceptional aerial combat skills
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkbp:fate Killed in action
gptkbp:fightingStyle Numerous combat awards
gptkbp:firstPublished 1941
gptkbp:historicalContext Active_during_WWII
gptkbp:historicalSignificance One of Japan's top aces
gptkbp:homeGround From a military family
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
gptkbp:influence Studied by military historians
Cultural_icon_in_Japan
Influenced_aerial_tactics_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Aces_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future generations of pilots
gptkbp:nationality Japanese
gptkbp:nickname The Demon of the Sky
gptkbp:participants 87 confirmed aerial victories
gptkbp:personalLife Little known about personal life
Grew_up_in_Kōchi
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Kōchi,_Japan
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Near_Okinawa,_Japan
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Recognized as a top ace
gptkbp:postWarCareer Recognized in military history books
gptkbp:rank Major
gptkbp:secondaryMission July 1945
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy
gptkbp:strategicGoals Fighter pilot in naval battles
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Pacific_Theater
gptkbp:training Trained_in_Japan
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Tainan_Air_Group
gptkbp:yearsActive 1941-1945