Japan built the Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi for kamikaze attacks with cheap materials ... fighters and increasingly poorly-trained pilots were no match for the Americans. This came to a head in ...

The pilots entered the room and were given a piece of paper that asked if they wanted to be kamikaze. There were three answers: “I passionately wish to join,” “I wish to join,” and “I do ...

During the Second World War, the term 'kamikaze' was used for Japanese fighter pilots who were sent on suicide missions. They were expected to crash their warplanes into enemy warships.

On April 6, 1945, the first wave of ten coordinated kamikaze ... pilots diving their planes into ships would become common over the next two and a half months. Aircraft carriers and battleships ...

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The Ukrainian government says dozens of Shahed attack drones - also known as "kamikaze" drones - were used in the "massive" air attack, along with missiles. Ukraine's government and Western ...

Eighty years after the first kamikaze attacks were launched on Oct. 25, 1944, the thoughts left behind by those young pilots offer insights into their commitment and lives. “I will die doing my ...

Literally translated, kamikaze means "divine wind." The pilots were sent on suicide missions to protect their homeland, as part of Japan's last-ditch effort to cripple the American Navy.