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By: 8th September 2014 at 14:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Few there I've not seen before - as always! - and one or two that really need explanation and/or captions.
By: 8th September 2014 at 15:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Suicide bombers with parachutes? Why are some of the pilots wearing parachutes?
By: 8th September 2014 at 17:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Presumably if they had a problem between take off and their target they would be expected to return, and if the problem was terminal to their aircraft I guess they'd jump rather than dive happily into the ground...?
I do seem to remember there was one pilot who went twice and still survived the war. Or maybe elements of that refer to a single pilot...
By: 8th September 2014 at 21:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Many years ago I read a book by a Kamikaze pilot cant for the life of me remember what it was called, but I seem to remeber quite a few survived the war!
By: 8th September 2014 at 22:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Now we're talking about the HundredMission kamikaze pilot !!!
There is a good book published around 1970 by Bernard Millot titled "Divine Thunder, The Life & Death of the Kamikazes"
By: 8th September 2014 at 23:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Another good book is I Was a Kamikaze by Ryuji Nagatsuka
By: 8th September 2014 at 23:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Now we're talking about the HundredMission kamikaze pilot !!!
...Who kept landing to ask for directions...?;o)
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By: pampa14 - 8th September 2014 at 10:54
The following link shows a complete and extensive reporting a collection of photos, some known and others, rare and dramatic, about this iconic group of pilots who flew and fought in WW2:
http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/02/kamikaze.html
Hope you enjoy and I count on your visit!