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Dr. Jiro Horikoshi (堀越 二郎 Horikoshi Jirō 22 June 1903 – 11 January 1982) was the chief engineer of many Japanese fighter designs of World War II including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter.

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birth date
1903-06-22
birth place
Fujioka Gunma, Gunma Prefecture
death date
1982-01-11
depiction description (caption)
Horikoshi was a student of the Faculty of Engineering Tokyo Imperial University
education
University of Tokyo
nationality
Japan
significant project
Mitsubishi A7M

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