Fuchida Mitsuo, IJN Captain and Christian missionary

On 3rd December 1902 Fuchida Mitsuo, future IJN Captain and later Christian missionary, was born.

Now in historical circles he is mostly remembered for his "war tales", that deceived Pacific War historians for years. But we shouldn't forget, that was appointed senior flying officer of the IJN Carrier Task Force not for his nice mustaches, but for his skill and experience. IJN planners could plan whatever they wanted - without Fuchida and other experts aviation could do little in combat. For example during his service as "Akagi" air Officer in 1940 Fuchida worked on mass use of aircraft carriers. His work on training of torpedo bomber squadrons before war also was a part of early war successes. I think all this should be remembered as well.