Satoru Ono

Satoru Ono (小野 了) (1915–2001) was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific theater of World War II. In aerial combat over China, the Pacific, and Japan, he was officially credited with destroying eight enemy aircraft. From 1943 until the end of World War II, Ono specialized in nocturnal interceptions of enemy bombers engaged in nighttime bombing raids. Ono survived World War II and died in 2001.

Satoru Ono
Ono while serving on the aircraft carrier Kaga sometime between 1934 and 1938
Native name	小野 了
Born	1915 Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Died	2001
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJN)
Years of service	1932–?
Rank	Lieutenant junior grade
Battles / wars	Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Pacific War

References

• Hata, Ikuhiko; Yasuho Izawa (1989). Japanese Naval Aces and Fighter Units in World War II. Translated by Don Cyril Gorham. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-315-6.