Late in 1944, the Japanese Navy began to consider using human-guided missiles to crash themselves into Allied warships. To the Allies, these units became known as Kamikaze, or suicide squads. The Japanese used the word Tokko, or Special Attack. Tokko pilots flew almost every type of Japanese military airplane, but initial operations showed the need for an aircraft designed and built specifically for the purpose. The First Naval Air Technical Bureau (abbreviated Kugisho) at Yokosuka answered this requirement with the single-seat Ohka 11.
Created by
Eric Long
Date Created
08/21/2009
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Keywords
Aircraft; Aviation; Military; World War II
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