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The fairy (kancolle) representation of Shigeharu Murata (9 April 1909 - 26 October 1942), an Imperial Japanese Navy aviator.

Resembles Shoukaku (Kancolle) due to the aviator's history below.

History

Shigeharu Murata was a highly skilled torpedo bomber pilot who led the first attack wave on Pearl Harbor. Attacking from Shoukaku (Kancolle) during the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands (October 26, 1942), his squadron heavily damaged Hornet (Kancolle), who was already under attack by dive bombers. During the attack, however, Murata's plane was hit, prompting him to crash to Hornet and was killed in action.

External links

• Wikipedia: Shigeharu Murata.