Sadamu Takahashi
Japanese dive bomber pilot officer
Sadamu Takahashi (高橋 定, Takahashi Sadamu; December 5, 1912 – December 25, 2015) was a dive bomber pilot officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. He is best known for leading the Zuikaku's dive bomber squadron during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. He survived the war and later served in the Japan Self-Defense Forces retiring in 1970 with the rank of Vice Admiral.
Early career
Sadamu Takahashi enrolled in the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in April 1930 and graduated from the 61st class in November 1933. In April 1935, he was commissioned as an Ensign, and in November was selected for the navy pilot training program at Kasumigaura Air Group. After completion of the course, he was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade in December 1936 and was then assigned to Ōmura Air Group on Kyushu, where he received advanced training on dive bombing. In 1937, he was transferred to China and assigned to 12th Air Group, where he participated in several aerial operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including around Shanghai and Nanjing. In December, he was recalled to Japan to serve as an instructor at Kasumigaura Air Group.
In November 1938, Takahashi was promoted to full Lieutenant and was transferred to Ryūjō in December, where he was appointed flight division leader (Buntaichō) in the dive bomber squadron. In October 1939, he was reassigned to the 14th Air Group and participated in several operations in Southern China. In November 1940, he became one of the flight division leaders of Tsukuba Air Group.
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