Yoshinao Kodaira Death
Yoshinao passed away in 2008 at the age of 90 in Japan.
When did Yoshinao Kodaira die?
2008How old was Yoshinao Kodaira when died?
90Where did Yoshinao Kodaira die? What was the location of death?
Japan
Yoshinao Kodaira Birthday and Date of Death
Yoshinao Kodaira was born in 1918 and died in 2008. Yoshinao was 90 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: 1918
Date of Death: 2008
Age at Death: 90
Yoshinao Kodaira - Biography
Yoshinao Kodaira (小平 好直, Kodaira Yoshinao, 1918–2008) was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Participating in many of the Pacific War battles and campaigns as a member of several units, including the fighter units of the aircraft carriers Shōkaku and Chiyoda, Kodaira was officially credited with destroying 13 enemy aircraft. After the war, he served with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. In 2008, Tsubasa-kai ("Wings Association"), the veterans' organization of the JASDF, reported his death on its website.
