was an Flying ace, ace Fighter aircraft, fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II. Participating in many of the Pacific War battles and campaigns as a member of several units, Okabe was officially credited with destroying 15 enemy aircraft. Okabe was credited with shooting down eight enemy aircraft on 8 May 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea, the IJN's official record for the number of aircraft destroyed in a single encounter.
[Hata] He is famous for his strong opposition to the ''kamikaze'' attacks, rare in IJN at the time. Okabe survived the war.
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1915 births
Year of death unknown
Japanese naval aviators
Japanese World War II flying aces
Military personnel from Fukuoka Prefecture
Imperial Japanese Navy officers
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