page_title: Osamu Kudō
hierarchical_section_title: Osamu Kudō
caption_attribution_description: English: Imperial Japanese Navy fighter ace Osamu Kudō. In service in the Sino-Japanese and Pacific wars, he was credited with destroying 7 enemy aircraft. This photo was taken in 1938 or 1939 while Kudō was serving on the aircraft carrier Kaga.
context_page_description: Osamu Kudō was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. In aerial combat over China and the Pacific, he was officially credited with destroying seven enemy aircraft. Kudō was killed in action while participating in an air attack on Broome, Australia on 3 March 1942. He was shot down by ML-KNIL Lieutenant Gus Winckel, who had dismounted the 7.99mm machine gun from his Lockheed Lodestar and balanced it on his shoulder while firing.
context_section_description: Osamu Kudō (工藤 修, Kudō Osamu, 1915 – 3 March 1942) 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 and the Pacific, he was officially credited with destroying seven enemy aircraft. Kudō was killed in action while participating in an air attack on Broome, Australia on 3 March 1942. He was shot down by ML-KNIL Lieutenant Gus Winckel, who had dismounted the 7.99mm machine gun from his Lockheed Lodestar and balanced it on his shoulder while firing.
caption: Kudō in 1938 or 1939 while serving on the aircraft carrier Kaga
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