Mitsuo Fuchida

Born in Nara Prefecture, Japan, Mitsuo Fuchida was a clever, outspoken, and personally fearless pilot during World War II. He entered the Naval Academy in 1921 where he met and befriended classmate Minoru Genda and discovered the love of flying airplanes. Specializing in horizontal bombing, Fuchida gained such prowess that he was made an ...