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