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Saburō Sakai Military person

Sub-Lieutenant Saburō Sakai (坂井 三郎, Sakai Saburō, August 25, 1916 – September 22, 2000) was a Japanese naval aviator and flying ace ("Gekitsui-O", 撃墜王) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.Sakai had 28 aerial victories (including shared) by official Japanese records, while his autobiography "Samurai!," co-written by Martin Caidin and Fred Saito, claims 64 aerial victories. Such discrepancies are common, and pilots' official scores are often lower than those claimed by the pilots themselves, due to difficulties in providing appropriate witnesses or verifying wreckage, and variations in military reports due to loss or destruction.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 25, 1916
Birth place	Japan , Saga Prefecture
Date of death	September 22, 2000
Place of death	Japan , Naval Air Facility Atsugi

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