Talk:Type 99 Dive Bomber (Egusa Squadron)/@comment-900265-20140719014041

Info: Lt. Cmdr. Egusa (1910-1944) was a student at Etajima Naval Academy (class of 1930). He became a naval flyer specializing in the dangerous task of precision dive-bombing and the major part he played in the development of this arm of the Navy. His combat experiences in China in the 1930's are followed, and the careful and intense planning he brought to the assigned task of the dive bomber force. Egusa’s victories became legendary and his leadership inspirational, accuracy and bravery give him the title “god of dive-bombing".

Egusa led second wave dive-bomber force against Pearl Harbor. Calmly circling his special flame-red Aichi dive bomber before selecting his target. Frustrated by the absence of aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor, Egusa's elite nonetheless made their mark, not only at that battle but in many more in the months that followed: assaults on the deadly gun batteries of Wake Island, air support for the invasion of Ambon, the bombing of Port Darwin and the raid at Indian Ocean. Badly burned at Midway, Egusa return to duty, only to be killed on his final mission in the western Mariana, on June 15th, 1944. He was promoted to Captain with the honor of the most prominent citation for his various contributions to IJN since 1937.