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{{short description|Japanese World War II flying ace}}
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|name= Toshio Kuroiwa
|name= Toshio Kuroiwa
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|image= Toshio Kuroiwa Nanjing.jpg
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|birth_date=1908
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|caption= Nanjing Air Base, 1938
|death_date= August 26, 1944
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|native_name= 黒岩 利雄
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|birth_date= {{birth date|1908|12|25}}
|birth_place= [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], Japan
|birth_place= [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], Japan
|disappeared_date= {{death date and age|1944|08|26|1908|12|25}}
|death_place= off the [[Malay Peninsula]]
|disappeared_place= Off the [[Malay Peninsula]]
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|image=Toshio Kuroiwa Nanjing.jpg
|nationality= Japanese
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|caption=Nanjing Air Base, 1938
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|serviceyears= 1926–1939
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|laterwork= Pilot for [[Imperial Japanese Airways]]
[[File:Ikuta air pt.jpg|thumb|right|Toshio Kuroiwa (center), poses in front of a [[Nakajima A1N|Nakajima A1N Type 3]] fighter aircraft with the other two ''Kaga'' fighter pilots with which he shot down Robert Short's aircraft on 22 February 1932.]]
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[[File:Ikuta air pt.jpg|thumb|right|Toshio Kuroiwa (center), poses in front of a [[Nakajima A1N|Nakajima A1N Type 3]] fighter aircraft with the other two ''Kaga'' fighter pilots with which he shot down Robert Short's aircraft on 22 February 1932.]]{{Nihongo|'''Toshio Kuroiwa'''|黒岩 利雄|Kuroiwa Toshio}} was a warrant officer and [[ace]] [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] pilot in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] (IJN) during the [[January 28 Incident]] and the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]. During the January 28 Incident on 22 February 1932, while assigned to the aircraft carrier [[Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga|''Kaga's'']] fighter group, Kuroiwa participated in the IJN's first official shootdown of an enemy aircraft in combat. In the shootdown, Kuroiwa and two other fighters from his unit destroyed a Chinese fighter aircraft piloted by American contract Pilot {Reserve} Lt [http://www.rtdouse.com/Robert_Short-American_Hero.html Robert Short].
{{Nihongo|'''Toshio Kuroiwa'''|黒岩 利雄|Kuroiwa Toshio|born December 25, 1908 – disappeared August 26, 1944}} was a warrant officer and [[ace]] [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] pilot in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] (IJN) during the [[January 28 Incident]] and the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]. During the January 28 Incident on 22 February 1932, while assigned to the aircraft carrier [[Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga|''Kaga's'']] fighter group, Kuroiwa participated in the IJN's first official shootdown of an enemy aircraft in combat. In the shootdown, Kuroiwa and two other fighters from his unit destroyed a Chinese fighter aircraft piloted by American contract Pilot {Reserve} Lt [[Robert M. Short]].

==Disappearance==
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During the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, assigned to the [[12th Air Group]], Kuroiwa saw considerable action against Chinese air opponents. During his combat career, Kuroiwa was officially credited with shooting down 13 enemy aircraft. In 1939 he was deemed too old to continue with combat duty so Kuroiwa left the IJN and became a civilian pilot for [[Imperial Japanese Airways]]. On 26 August 1944 the civilian transport aircraft he was flying disappeared off the [[Malay Peninsula]] and neither the aircraft nor Kuroiwa was ever found.


==See also==
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During the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, assigned to the [[12th Air Group]], Kuroiwa saw considerable action against Chinese air opponents. During his combat career, Kuroiwa was officially credited with shooting down 13 enemy aircraft. In 1939 he was deemed too old to continue with combat duty so Kuroiwa left the IJN and became a civilian pilot for [[Imperial Japanese Airways]]. On 26 August 1944 the civilian transport aircraft he was flying disappeared off the [[Malay Peninsula]] and neither the aircraft nor Kuroiwa was ever found.
*[[List of people who disappeared mysteriously: 1910–1990|List of people who disappeared]]


==References==
==References==
*{{cite book
*{{cite book |last = Hata
| last = Hata
|first = Ikuhiko
| first = Ikuhiko
|author-link =
|author2 = Yasuho Izawa
| authorlink =
| coauthors = Yasuho Izawa, Don Cyril Gorham (translator)
|translator = Don Cyril Gorham
| year = 1975 (original) 1989 (translation)
|year = 1989
|origyear = 1975
| chapter =
|chapter =
| title = Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II
|title = Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II
| publisher = Naval Institute Press
|publisher = Naval Institute Press
| location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
|location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
| isbn = 0-87021-315-6
|isbn = 0-87021-315-6
|url-access = registration
|url = https://archive.org/details/japanesenavalace00hata
}}
}}
*{{cite book
*{{cite book
| last = Sakaida
| last = Sakaida
| first = Henry
| first = Henry
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| author-link =
| coauthors =
| year = 2002
| year = 2002
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Latest revision as of 02:37, 14 October 2021

Toshio Kuroiwa
黒岩 利雄
Nanjing Air Base, 1938
Born(1908-12-25)December 25, 1908
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
DisappearedAugust 26, 1944(1944-08-26) (aged 35)
Off the Malay Peninsula
NationalityJapanese
Other namesAkudō
OccupationPilot
Military Career
Allegiance Japan
Service/branchImperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1926–1939
RankWarrant officer
Battles/warsJanuary 28 Incident
Second Sino-Japanese War
Toshio Kuroiwa (center), poses in front of a Nakajima A1N Type 3 fighter aircraft with the other two Kaga fighter pilots with which he shot down Robert Short's aircraft on 22 February 1932.

Toshio Kuroiwa (黒岩 利雄, Kuroiwa Toshio, born December 25, 1908 – disappeared August 26, 1944) was a warrant officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the January 28 Incident and the Second Sino-Japanese War. During the January 28 Incident on 22 February 1932, while assigned to the aircraft carrier Kaga's fighter group, Kuroiwa participated in the IJN's first official shootdown of an enemy aircraft in combat. In the shootdown, Kuroiwa and two other fighters from his unit destroyed a Chinese fighter aircraft piloted by American contract Pilot {Reserve} Lt Robert M. Short.

Disappearance

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During the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, assigned to the 12th Air Group, Kuroiwa saw considerable action against Chinese air opponents. During his combat career, Kuroiwa was officially credited with shooting down 13 enemy aircraft. In 1939 he was deemed too old to continue with combat duty so Kuroiwa left the IJN and became a civilian pilot for Imperial Japanese Airways. On 26 August 1944 the civilian transport aircraft he was flying disappeared off the Malay Peninsula and neither the aircraft nor Kuroiwa was ever found.

See also

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References

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  • Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa (1989) [1975]. Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Translated by Don Cyril Gorham. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-315-6.
  • Sakaida, Henry (2002). Aces of the Rising Sun, 1937–1945. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-618-6.
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