Kaga "Vals" lost 7 December 1941-query

[PFF]

Of the "Vals" of the "Kaga" lost 7 December 1941-who were the pilots and who were the aircrew?

 

[Wayne Little]

Hello Again, will check notes and see if I have the answers when I get home from work, but for now...
Kaga had the highest losses of any of the 6 carriers in the PH attack, losing 6 Vals, 5 Kates and 4 Zeroes. for a total of 15, more than the other 5 carriers losses combined at 14 aircraft.

 

[fer-de-lance]

Kaga Vals lost:

2nd Wave
1st Chutai, 21st shotai,
No.1 aircaft:
pilot: Lt. Saburo Makino (牧野 三郎 大尉)
observer: WO - Sueo Sugita (鋤田 末男 飛曹長)

No.3 aircraft
pilot: PO2c - Fumio Hirashima (平島文夫二飛曹)
observer: PO3c - Toshiaki Sakato (坂東敏明三飛曹)

22nd shotai
No.3 aircraft
pilot: S1c - Iwao Oka (岡巌一飛兵)
observer: PO3c - Tokio Minasaki (南崎常夫三飛曹)

24th shotai
No.2 aircraft
pilot: PO2c - Nobuo Tsuda (津田信夫二飛曹)
observer: PO1c - Fukumitsu Imai (今井福満一飛曹)

24th Shotai
No.3 aircraft
pilot: PO3c - Noboru Sakaguchi (坂口登三飛曹)
observer: PO3c - Nagaaki Asahi (朝日長章三飛曹)

3rd Chutai, 29th Shotai
No.2 aircraft
pilot: PO3c - Naritoku Kikura (鬼倉成徳三飛曹)
observer: PO1c - Kazuyoshi Kuwahata (桑畑一義一飛曹)

 

[Wayne Little]

Ah, beat me to it! good stuff fer-de-lance.
In addition, only the first mentioned aircraft, that of Saburo Makino is known by code AII-250.
There is also a photo of Makino's val taking off from Kaga, will find it for you, for now here is a profile.

 

[PFF]

Thanks for Info!