JAP. PILOT'S DEATH
(Rec. 11.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, March 4. Tokio radio says Captain Uyro Kurusu, a former Japanese ambassador, met an heroic death on February 16. In a dogfight with American pilots over Kanto, Kurusu shot down one American, then, despite ninny bullet wounds, landed his plane and reported to his commander before falling dead.
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Evening Star, Issue 25425, 5 March 1945, Page 5
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