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    The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (櫻花, Ōka, "cherry blossom"; 桜花 in modern orthography) was a purpose-built, rocket-powered human-guided kamikaze attack-aircraft...
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    Mitsubishi J8M Yokosuka MXY9 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yokosuka MXY 8. Notes Francillon 1979, p. 404. Francillon 1979, p. 405. Francillon...
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  • The Yokosuka MXY9 Shuka (秋花, "Autumn flower") was a projected development of the MXY8 training glider, adding a small motorjet engine, the Tsu-11. It was...
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  • Trainer Ida 1939 1389 IJA Yokosuka K5Y1 Willow 1933 5770 IJN Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Model 43 K-1 Kai n/a 1944 45 IJN Yokosuka MXY-8 Akigusa n/a 1945 50-60 IJN...
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    (Dai-Ichi Kaigun Koku Gijitsusho), which designed three gliders designated Yokosuka MXY6, featuring canards. These were built by Chigasaki Seizo K. K. and...
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    service MXY9 - Shuka (秋花, Autumn Flower) - motorjet powered version of MXY-8 (project only) MXY10 - ground non-flying decoy of P1Y MXY11 - ground non-flying...
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    Ki-13, MXY-8, MXY-9) were produced by Yokosuka, Yokoi and Maeda. Seven of the operational version (J8M1/Ki-200) were built by Mitsubishi. On 8 January...
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    tactics as an important driver to Japanese war policies after 1943. The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (櫻花, "cherry blossom") was a purpose-built kamikaze aircraft employed...
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    comparable role, configuration, and era Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Related lists List of aircraft of Japan during World War II List...
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  • passengers and 2 crew Yokosuka Ku-13, experimental "Shusui" light/heavy glider Yokosuka MXY-5 Yokosuka MXY-6, testing Motor Glider Yokosuka MXY8, "Akigusa"...
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    developed. The First Naval Air Technical Bureau (Kugisho) in Yokosuka refined Ohta's idea. Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket-powered aircraft, launched from bombers...
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    Shinryu ever saw combat. The Japanese also produced approximately 850 Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka rocket-powered suicide attack aircraft during the Second World...
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    World War II Ruhrstahl X-4 - Max Kramer's air-to-air guided missile Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Project Pigeon LBD-1 Gargoyle GB-1 GB-4 GT-1 (missile) http://www...
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    projectiles instead of less stable burster schimose. It was also used in the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, a kamikaze antishipping human-guided rocket aircraft. Trinitroaniline...
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  • Island. The aircraft later served as the mothership that carried the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, a purpose-built anti-ship suicide weapon during the final years...
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    colour scheme Hawker Hurricane II B AB-832 Hawker Tempest II HA-623 Yokosuka MXY-7 Okha I-13 Supermarine Spitfire XVIII HS-986 Dassault Mystere IVa IA-1329...
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    Blimp Columbia (N4A), class GZ-20, and Gondola of Goodyear Pilgrim A Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka kamikaze aircraft A Pegasus XL air-launched rocket. Foam 331,...
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  • World War II, baka was American military slang for the Imperial Japanese Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka kamikaze flying bomb. The earliest recorded usage was in Newsweek...
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    the only other operational rocket-powered aircraft was the Japanese Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka which was a manned flying bomb. The world's first manned rocket...
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    at about 14:46, Mannert L. Abele took a second and fatal hit from a Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka kamikaze rocket powered flying bomb that struck the starboard...
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    comparable role, configuration, and era Mitsubishi A6M7 Nakajima Ki-43-IIIa Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Related lists List of aircraft of Japan during World War II List...
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    bomb) Kawanishi Baika (IJN) Leonidas Squadron, KG 200's "suicide unit". Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, the Japanese suicide rocket aircraft. Bishop 2002, p. 320. Renneberg...
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  • exception of the anti-ship air-launched, rocket-powered, human-piloted Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, "Kamikaze" flying bomb did not see combat in World War II. Prior...
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  • XX946 War in the Air Short SB.5 WG768 Test Flight ETPS Westland Dragonfly HR.3 G-AJOV Hangar 1 Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka n/a War in the Air RAE, RPRE Westcot...
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  • Ki-201 Related development Kawanishi Baika Mitsubishi J8M Rikugun Ki-202 Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Bachem Ba...
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  • to be used as the threat to Japan increased after Iwo Jima fell. The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (also spelled Oka) (櫻花; Shinjitai: 桜花; "cherry blossom"; Hebon-shiki...
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    Flyer – replica Yakovlev Yak-18A Yakovlev Yak-3U - replica Yokosuka D4Y3 Suisei Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka The Military Vehicle Corps, often referred to as the...
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    Valiant Waco 10 GXE Waco CG-4A Hadrian Waco UEC Wright Flyer (replica) Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka 11 Planes of Fame Air Museum, another air museum located at Chino...
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    construction No 4850) survived the war in excellent condition. A variant of the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, built in japan towards the end of WW2, was powered by a Ishikawajima...
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  • Daimler-Benz DB 605 Gnome Monosoupape Gnome Omega Green C.4 Hispano-Suiza 8 Lycoming T55 Junkers Jumo 004 Liberty L-12 Napier Dagger Napier Gazelle Napier...
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