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FUCHIDA, MITSUO

Fuchida, Mitsuo

(December 3, 1902–May 30, 1976)
Japanese Bomber Pilot

F

uchida gained fame
for spearheading
the brilliant Japa-
nese air assault against
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He
survived the calamitous
Battle of Midway seven
months later and, after
the war, converted to
Christianity. In the course
of intense church work,
Fuchida also became a
U.S. citizen.
Mitsuo Fuchida was
born in Nagao, Nara Pre-
fecture, on December 3,
1902, the son of a farmer.
In 1921, he gained admit-
tance into the prestigious
Imperial Naval Academy,
where he befriended an-
other cadet, Minoru
Genda. In 1924, Fuchida
graduated at the top of
his class as a lieutenant
before accompanying a

Japanese warship to San

Francisco. He toured the

American fleet anchored

there and then departed,

convinced that war be-

tween the two nations

was inevitable. In 1927,

Fuchida commenced flight

training and learned all

the technical nuances of

naval aviation on board

the carrier Kaga.He soon

established himself as an

excellent pilot and navi-

gator and was reassigned

to the Yokosuka Air

Corps as a horizontal

bombing specialist. Fu-

chida subsequently com-

pleted another stint of ac-

tive duty before returning

to Yokosuka as an in-

structor. He then per-

fected a special nine-

plane formation intended

to saturate an enemy ship

Mitsuo Fuchida

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