(1920-11-17)17 November 1920 Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Died
4 June 1957(1957-06-04) (aged 36) Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Allegiance
Empire of Japan (1941–45) Japan (1954–57)
Service/branch
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJA) Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Years of service
1941–1945 1954–1957
Rank
Major (IJAAF) Lieutenant Colonel (JASDF)
Unit
45th Sentai, 66th Sentai, 244th Sentai
Commands held
244th Sentai
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of Hong Kong
Defence of the Japanese Home Islands
Awards
Bukochosho medal, 2nd Class
Teruhiko Kobayashi (小林 照彦, Kobayashi Teruhiko, 17 November 1920 – 4 June 1957) was a Japanese fighter pilot during World War II and a flying ace of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. He began his flying career as a bomber pilot, but then rose to fame when he became the leader of the 244th Sentai, making him the youngest sentai leader in the IJAAF when he took command in November 1944.[1] He was described as an excellent and charismatic leader by his men and under his command the 244th would become the most famous and successful aerial defense unit in Japan.[2] While leading this unit he achieved five kills (three Boeing B-29 Superfortresses and two F6F "Hellcats") in the aerial defense of the Japanese Home Islands. He would survive the war and in 1954 join the newly created Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
^Millman, Nicholas. (2015). Ki-61 and Ki-100 Aces. Olsthoorn, Ronnie. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. ISBN 978-1-78096-296-2. OCLC 1021804936.
^Sakaida, Henry; Takaki, Koji; Laurier, Jim (2012). B-29 Hunters of the JAAF. USA: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 9781782005681.
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Empire of Japan (1941–45)
Japan (1954–57)
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJA)
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
Major (IJAAF)
Lieutenant Colonel (JASDF)