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The photograph shows the men of the first actual Kamikaze unit to make an attack on a US ship. The men have been offerred a ceremonial toast of water as a farewell and are saluting. In foreground is Vice Admiral Takijiro Onishi, who organized the first kamikaze unit.
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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