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Members of the Hagure-Tai a ramming division of the 244th Sentai
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Members of the Hagakure-Tai, a ramming division of the 244th Sentai located at Chofu Air Base, Tokyo, November 1944. From left to right: Lieutenant Toru Shinomiya (leader), Corporal Masao Itagaki, Master Sergeant Takeo Yoshida and Corporal Tadashi Abe. It was later named as the 5th Shinten Seikutai.
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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