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Who were the Japanese pilots who volunteered for suicide missions?
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∙ 13y ago
Suicide missions in aviation by Japanese pilots in World War 2 were deliberately flying their aircraft into a ship or another aircraft. The Japanese believed this was a high sign of bravery and loyalty to their country.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agothe only thing i can think of that comes close to what you're thinking of is kamikaze, which means divine wind. it was used most often in WWII when kamikaze pilots flew planes...hope this helps!
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∙ 12y agoThe name of Japanese suicide pilots were called Kamikazes. Kamikazes were "pilots who were trained to ship the Allies ships by crashing bomb-filled planes into them."
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∙ 13y agoThe Japanese Suicide Pilots were called Kamikazes.
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∙ 14y agoWiki User
∙ 12y agokamikaze
kami meaning god, or in this case divine
kaze meaning wind
so the meaning is "divine wind"
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∙ 13y agokamikaze pilots
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∙ 16y agoKamikaze
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∙ 8y agoKamikaze
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What is the Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions called?
Kamikaze pilots
What were Kamikaze?
Japanese navy suicide pilots means "Divine Wind" in Japanese also called ShinpuJapanese Army suicide pilots called Tokkotai "court beautiful death"Japanese pilots who flew their planes on suicide missions against ships .
Kamikaze?
Japanese Suicide-plane attacks on Allied ships. The planes dive-bombed and crashed into Allied boats.
What were Tokkotai?
Japanese Navy suicide pilots called Kamikazi means "Divine Wind" in Japanese Japanese Army suicide pilots called Tokkotai means "Court Beautiful Death"
What were the Japanese suicide pilots called?
I believe they were called kamikazes.
What Japanese pilots crash there planes into American ships?
Kamikaze pilotsof the Japanese army sent on suicidal missions for bombardment
What was the kamikaze known for?
Kamikaze pilots in World War 2 were Japanese fighter pilots who took drugs (usually) then flew suicide missions. They would load their planes with explosives and deliberately crash their planes into American battle ships and whatnot, viewing it as a personal sacrifice for the emperor.
What was a Japanese Kamikaze?
The meaning of the word Kamakazi is "Suicide". Literally translates to "divine wind". Japanese World War II pilots who suicide bombed US warships near the end of WW 2.
Who invented Suicide bombing?
I doubt that they invented it, but Japanese kamikaze pilots used the technique in WWII.
What name did the Japanese give to their pilots who flew suicide missions?
They were called the "Tokubetsu Kōgekitai" (特別攻撃隊), that means "Special Attack Unit", abbreviated "Tokkō Tai" (特攻隊)
The Battle of Leyte Gulf saw the first use of what Japanese attacks?
Suicide attacks by Japanese pilots = Kamikaze(Divine Wind) .
What were the Kamikaze pilots of the Japanese air force supposed to do after they took off in their planes on a military mission?
The technique of the kamikaze was to crash their plane into their target. So they were on suicide missions. This technique was very successful in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
