Biplane fighter aces

Japan

Warrant Officer Masayoshi Ohtsubo

At the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War Ohtsubo served in the 8th Daitai. This unit was at the time equipped with Kawasaki Ki-10s.

On 1 October the 8th Daitai together with other units attacked Tai Yuan, where the airfield was strafed.
During this mission the top cover encountered Chinese aircraft. Captain Hajime Kawada and Lieutenant Kiyoshi Nishikawa met a Curtiss Hawk, which they jointly claimed to have shot down, while Warrant Officer Ohtsubo claimed a light bomber.

Ohtsubo ended the war with 1 biplane victory.

Claims:

Kill no.	Date	Number	Type	Result	Plane type	Serial no.	Locality	Unit
	1937
1	01/10/37	1	Light bomber	Destroyed	Ki-10		Tai Yuan area	8th Daitai

Biplane victories: 1 destroyed.
TOTAL: 1 destroyed.

Sources:
Japanese Army Air Force fighter units and their aces 1931-1945 - Ikuhiko Hata, Yasuho Izawa and Christopher Shores, 2002 Grub Street, London, ISBN 1-902304-89-6