Corporal Matsumi Nakano's No 16 Ki-61 after the war Oct, 1945
Summary
Thought to be Corporal Matsumi Nakano's 'No. 16' Ki-61 while he was a member of the Shinten Seikutai. Pictured after the war, October 1945, it that was left near the Seibu Railway Line.
Kamikaze the name of a Japanese suicide pilot who acted against enemy ships during World War II. According to American data, kamikazes sank 45 and damaged about 300 warships. An explosive charge of up to 1 ton weight was placed in the head end of the plane. The plane, which had a small jet engine and a limited range, piloted by Kamikaze, would reach the target, dive and crash into it. More than 2,500 suicide pilots were killed in action in the Pacific in 1944-1945.
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01/10/1945
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