Akira Yamamoto (山本 旭, Yamamoto Akira) (1913 – 24 November 1944) was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. In aerial combat over China, the Pacific, and Japan, he was officially credited with destroying 13 enemy aircraft.
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1913 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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24 November 1944 (aged 31) Yachimata, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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