Interesting BBC story re the finding of a Mongol wreck off the coast of Japan... here.
Now you know a bit more about kamikaze... which is NOT ¨Banzai¨...
Very poignant words:
¨I am pleased to have the honour of having been chosen as a member of a Special Attack Force that is on its way into battle, but I cannot help crying when I think of you, Mum. When I reflect on the hopes you had for my future ... I feel so sad that I am going to die without doing anything to bring you joy.¨
—Ichizo Hayashi, last letter home a few days before his final flight. April 1945
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