This 1942 photograph of Japan’s famed Tainan Kokutai (naval air group) includes ace Saburo Sakai (middle row, second from left), whose postwar memoir detailed Kelly’s bravery. (CPA Media Pte Ltd/Alamy)
This 1942 photograph of Japan’s famed Tainan Kokutai (naval air group) includes ace Saburo Sakai (middle row, second from left), whose postwar memoir detailed Kelly’s bravery. (CPA Media Pte Ltd/Alamy)