dov Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 It is much talked about the late days of WW2 about Japanese Aviation. As well Army and Navy air forcers. Especially the tales about Kamikaze or shimbu-tai. As having my self deep knowledge in Japanese history and culture and aviation I can recommend this two books. Both of them will scatter many historical fragments, which were invented and told in the victory drunken days after the fall of the nuclear bombs. Nearly nothing is true. Here I can offer you a little bit insight: One book a newer one about the IJN, the memoirs of a pilot. Memoirs of a Kamikaze A World WAR II Pilot’s inspiring Story of Survival, Honor and Reconciliation By Kazuo Odachi One book is a older one, which contains the memoirs of an IJA pilot. The Mind of Kamikaze Chiran Peace Museum With an interview Kensuke Kunugi Just read it. Happy modelling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paws4thot Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Also I Was a Kamikaze - It's rather older, but a good insight into the mindset of Japanese fighter pilots generally, and those who volunteered for the kamikazi (divine wind) mission in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Oh, good idea. It may be interesting, to find out what this pilots who survied the war was going to do after. Most of them, in Japan, were at the edge of society in all terms. I do have in countrary no idea, what fighter pilots did in other countriues after the war, when dismissed from the militayry bussines. Maybe you can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishplanebeer Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Somewhat in jest but doesn't being a surviving Kamikaze pilot seem rather at odds with the rationale behind the whole concept? Regards Colin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukuryu Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, fishplanebeer said: Somewhat in jest but doesn't being a surviving Kamikaze pilot seem rather at odds with the rationale behind the whole concept? Regards Colin. Not really. Plenty of pilots returned when they couldn't find the assigned target or a suitable alternative, among them, Sakai Saburo. A lot were trained but weren't assigned a mission before the war's end. And, contrary to the "first wave", so to speak, that were highly enthusiastic volunteers, later and mainly in the IJAAF they were "convinced to volunteer" so not everybody was eager to die. I even remember a report of the pilot of a diving plane trying to abandon the aircraft and finally getting back into the cockpit, resigned to die, when he couldn't jump. Edited May 6, 2021 by Fukuryu Spelling. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 By the way: No matter where and when: Analogy are the Sturm pilots of the Luftwaffe. Desperation, eager to prevent more bombing on the homeland... Analogy for GB: the call to SOE. History is just to learn out of it! Museums in Japan teached me a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukuryu Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 In the same vein as dov's post, and trying to keep the comparisons meaningful as he does, I don't see much difference between Kaiten and Neger pilots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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