The Imperial Japanese Navy's Yamato – along with her sister ship Musashi – was the largest battleship ever constructed. her nine 46cm (18.1-inch) Type 94 main guns employed were the largest ...

He is also credited with destroying 39 aircraft on the ground and assisting in the sinking of the Japanese Battleship Ise during WW II. He served two tours of duty with the Blue Angels, the second as ...