A World War Two painting of Kamikaze pilots by S. Awata. They were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who initiated suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy warships more effectively than possible with conventional air attacks. About 3,800 kamikaze pilots died during the war, and more than 7,000 naval personnel were killed by kamikaze attacks.

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Size: 4981px × 3162px
Location: Japan
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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