Photo with members of the 47th Hiko Sentai's ramming division and supervisors
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Photo of four members of the 47th Hiko Sentai's Shinten Seikutai and supervisors. First row from left to right: Takayoshi Nagasaki, Isamu Sakamoto, Noboru Okuda, Suguru Suzuki, Cpl Yoshio Mita. Second row from left to right: Teiichi Hatano (leader of Chûtaï 3 ), Shimizu (chief of Chûtaï 1), Yasuro Masaki (chief of Chûtaï 2).
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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