Mitsuo fuchida biography of abraham james

Mitsuo Fuchida was heavily influenced by his experiences during the Second World War, which led him down a path to religious conversion in the years following the conflict. He graduated as a midshipman, and was quickly promoted through the ranks, becoming a lieutenant by December Although part of the IJN, Fuchida had a particular interest in flying.

He became a specialist in horizontal bombing and was tasked with teaching other airmen the technique.

Commander Mitsuo Fuchida, strike leader for Operation Hawaii and year veteran of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Kaigun), strapped himself into the observer's.

On December 1, , Fuchida was promoted to lieutenant commander and accepted into the Naval Staff College. When WWII broke out, he was serving as the commander of the air group aboard Akagi and had logged an impressive 3, flying hours. Only a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor , Mitsuo Fuchida was promoted to commander and tasked with leading the first wave of aerial forces against the north side of Oahu, Hawaii.

Instead, the bombers thought it was their command to attack, so they did. Mitsuo Matsuzaki and fell in-line with the others. Rather than return to the aircraft carrier, Fuchida stayed in Hawaiian air space to ensure the second wave was also a success. When he returned, he realized his aircraft had sustained 21 flak hits, and confirmed that the target American ships had been destroyed.

His command during the attack on Pearl Harbor made Mitsuo Fuchida a national hero. He went on to serve in many other battles throughout the Second World War, including leading the first wave of aircraft against Darwin, Australia on February 19, Fuchida served aboard Akagi until she was scuttled during the Battle of Midway.

When the aircraft carrier was attacked, he was forced to evacuate the bridge with his fellow officers by climbing down a rope. At that very moment, however, an explosion went off, throwing him to the deck below. He suffered two broken ankles.