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Kamikaze
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Kamikaze, officially Shinpū Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in
Kamikaze was a reference to the two typhoons that sank or dispersed Kublai Khan's invading Mongol fleets.
Kamikaze was a reference to the two typhoons that sank or dispersed Kublai Khan's invading Mongol fleets.
Lt. Yoshinori Yamaguchi's Yokosuka D4Y3 (Type 33 Suisei) "Judy" in a suicide dive against USS Essex on 25 November 1944. The attack left 15 killed and
Lt. Yoshinori Yamaguchi's Yokosuka D4Y3 (Type 33 Suisei) "Judy" in a suicide dive against USS Essex on 25 November 1944. The attack left 15 killed and 44 wounded. The dive brakes are extended and the non-self-sealing port wing tank trails a mist of fuel, smoke and hydraulic fluid.
Navy Kamikaze pilot in the rank of a Lieutenant receives sortie orders. Over 90% of the Navy's Kamikaze pilots were between 18 and 24 years of age.
Navy Kamikaze pilot in the rank of a Lieutenant receives sortie orders. Over 90% of the Navy's Kamikaze pilots were between 18 and 24 years of age.
Model 52c Zeros ready to take part in a kamikaze attack (early 1945)
Model 52c Zeros ready to take part in a kamikaze attack (early 1945)
Kaiten
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Kaiten were crewed torpedoes and suicide craft, used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of World War II.
Kamikaze
…kamikazes, the Japanese military also used or made plans for non-aerial Japanese Special Attack Units, including those involving Kairyu (submarines), Kaiten (human torpedoes), Shinyo speedboats, Smertnik infantrymen, and Fukuryu divers. The Japanese word kamikaze is usually translated as "divine wind" (kami…
A Kaiten, Type 1, at the Tokyo Yasukuni War Memorial Museum.
A Kaiten, Type 1, at the Tokyo Yasukuni War Memorial Museum.
Kaiten Type 1 periscope at the Tokyo Yasukuni War Memorial
Kaiten Type 1 periscope at the Tokyo Yasukuni War Memorial
A Kaiten Type 1 being trial-launched from the light cruiser Kitakami
A Kaiten Type 1 being trial-launched from the light cruiser Kitakami
A Kaiten Type I at the Tokyo Yasukuni War Memorial Museum
A Kaiten Type I at the Tokyo Yasukuni War Memorial Museum