Seaplane pilot and instructor makes the transition to flying landplanes and converts to nimble – if war-weary and unreliable – Mitsubishi A6M ‘Zero’ fighters. Translated by Nicholas Voge. Continue reading 4. Like a fish out of water
Masa’aki Saeki and his squadron-mates arrive at the secretive Konike air base and learn the reality of their mission. They also see their Yokosuka MXY-7/K-1 Ohka suicide bombs for the first time. Translated by Nicholas Voge. Continue reading 3. Our coffins were painted pink
Continuing the memoir of WW2 Japanese suicide pilot, Masa’aki Saeki. In this chapter, Saeki ‘volunteers’ for a secret mission and is transferred north for training Jinrai Butai, Imperial Japanese Navy. Translated by Nicholas Voge. Continue reading 2. Another guy died
Enter the mind of a WW2 Japanese volunteer suicide pilot… This is the extraordinary diary of Masa’aki Saeki, trainee Yokosuka MXY-7/K-1 Ohka pilot, 721st Kōkūtai Jinrai Butai, Imperial Japanese Navy. Translated by Nicholas Voge. Continue reading 1. Finally, we depart for Kashima
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