My article has been published in the August issue of the magazine, “Maru”. The title is “Eccentric Dogfight-like Life of Lieutenant Sada-aki Aka-matsu of Which Skill for Maneuvering Airplanes Was Number One in Japanese Navy, the 1st Part”. Akamatsu survived both the Sino-Japan War and the Second World War, and after the wars, he bragged he shot down 350 enemy planes. His fellow pilots testified, after the wars, Akamatsu had the number one flying technique in the Navy. However, on the other hand, he was notorious for his eccentricity, and I portrayed his eccentric life.
雑誌『丸』８月号に、わたしが書いた記事がのった。タイトルは「技量ナンバーワン赤松貞明中尉の破天荒空戦人生 前編」。日中戦争と太平洋戦争を生きぬいた赤松は、おれは３５０機撃墜したと豪語していた。戦後生き残った同僚パイロットの多くは、赤松は海軍においてトップクラスの操縦技能を持っていたと証言している。反面、奇行ぶりでも勇名をはせた赤松の破天荒な人生を描いた。
Californian Rose, Fiesta Grande, a type of impatience.
