Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
Rear center view of Kugisho MXY7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom) (Allied Code Name - Baka) being dropped from a Mitsubishi G4M3, Navy Type 1 Attack Bomber (Allied Code Name - Betty) in flight. Used as anti-invasion weapon, the MXY7 was used for one-way missions. Caption on border: "Betty 24 with Baka - Position #5 - 6 July 1945 - Restricted JICPOA [Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Areas] Neg No. 50706-48.
Collection Item Long Description:
Topic
- Aeronautics
- Military
- Airplanes, Military
- Kamikaze airplanes
- Military Aircraft
- World War, 1939-1945