Japanese aircraft carriers heading for Pearl Harbor
The Japanese aircraft carriers are heading for Pearl Harbor for a surprise attack on the US Navy. The photograph depicts the flight deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier “Dzuikaku” in…
The shot down Japanese B5N bomber is raised from the water in Pearl Harbor
American sailors of the US Navy are watching the lifting of the wreckage of the shot down Japanese Nakajima B5N torpedo bomber Type 97 (according to the American classification is…
Briefing of Japanese tank crew from the I-Go tank in the Mongolian steppe
Briefing of Japanese tank crew near the “I-Go” (Type 89) middle tank during the offensive in the Mongolian steppe. In the background, the Chi-Ha tank tank (Type 97). The Japanese…
Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka a plane-projectile for Japanese kamikaze pilots
Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka – Japanese special-purpose aircraft – a “cruise bomb” with a rocket engine, controlled by a kamikaze pilot. This Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka copy number I-I3 is now in…
The Japanese kamikaze pilot before the combat flight
Lieutenant the Japanese kamikaze pilot of Imperial Navy before the combat flight, the last battle for him.
Japanese suicide pilot of Ki-61 Hien aircraft attacked the American Sangamon aircraft carrier
Japanese suicide pilot on a single-engine Ki-61 Hien plane attacks the US Sangamon escort aircraft carrier. He was seen from the aircraft carrier at 18.30, was shot down and plummeted…
American Marine Hart Spiegal tries to speak with Japanese soldiers
American Marine, Senior Lieutenant Hart H. Spiegal in sign language tries to speak with two small Japanese soldiers captured in Okinawa. One of the Japanese is 18 years old, the…
Damaged Japanese Zuihō aircraft carrier in the Battle for Cape Enganguo
The damaged Japanese “Zuihō” light aircraft carrier in the Battle for Cape Engango – in his last fight. The Battle of Leite Island. The “Zuihō” aircraft carrier died on October…
Japanese Zero fighter, controlled by a suicide pilot, crashes into the Missouri battleship
The Japanese kamikaze pilot in the A6M Zero fighter crashes into the American Missouri battleship (USS Missouri (BB-63) during the Battle of Okinawa.) The Japanese Zero fighter hit the ship…
Japanese kamikaze pilots
A group photograph of six Japanese kamikaze pilots of the Imperial Army in flight uniform and personal signatures. Such pictures were usually made on the eve of a suicidal departure…