Original sentence: After an extended battle in which both pilots gained and lost the upper hand, Sakai shot down Southerland's Wildcat, striking it below the left wing root with his 20 mm cannon.Saburo Sakai participated in the IJNAF's last wartime mission, attacking a reconnaissance B-32 Dominator Hobo Queen II (s/n 42-108532), which was conducting photo-reconnaisance and testing Japanese compliance with the cease-fire.Sakai expressed concern for Japan's collective inability to accept responsibility for starting the war, and over the popular sentiment that only the military -- not the political leaders -- were responsible
Edited sentence: After an extended battle in which both pilots gained and lost the upper hand, Sakai shot down Southerland's Wildcat, striking it below the left wing root with his 20 mm cannon.Saburo Sakai participated in the IJNAF's last wartime mission, attacking a reconnaissance B-32 Dominator Hobo Queen II (s/n 42-108532), which was conducting photo-reconnaissance and testing Japanese compliance with the cease-fire.Sakai expressed concern for Japan's collective inability to accept responsibility for starting the war, and over the popular sentiment that only the military—not the political leaders—were responsible