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Tasked to protect Tokyo from air attack

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Imperial Japanese Army Air Force (IJAAF) fighter pilots of the 244th Sentai pose for a photo at their base at Chōfu Airfield south of Tokyo. This fighter unit was assigned to the aerial defense of Tokyo and was under the command of ace pilot Major Kobayashi (first row first on the left)

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