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Re: Jiro Asano - Ki-100 ace ?
If you are interested in details on the JNAF and JAAF "aces", then you might want to consider getting these two outstanding books. They are the last word on the subject and the text is in English. The books do not detail individual victories. I think you would need to learn Japanese and search Japanese websites for that information.
Hata, Ikuhiko and Yasuho Izawa. Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1989. ISBN: 0-87021-315-6. Hb. Dj. 442p. Heavily illus. B/w side view dwgs. Appendices. Indexes.
Hata, Ikuhiko, Yasuho Izawa and Christopher Shores. Japanese Army Air Force Fighter Units and Their Aces 1931-1945. London: Grub Street, 2002. ISBN: 1 902304 89 6. Hb. Dj. 340p. Illus. Maps. Dwgs. Appendices. Index.
By the way, there is no listing for an ASANO, Jiro. But there are listings for ASANO, Hitoshi (248th Hiko Sentai, Capt., 22 victories in China/Nomonhan) and ASANO, Masateru ( 68th Hiko Sentai, Capt., not in list of 8 or more victories).
L.
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