| |
N0KFQ > TODAY 05.01.14 18:14l 19 Lines 569 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 9878_KB0WSA
Read: GUEST
Subj: Today in History - Jan 5
Path: IZ3LSV<IK2XDE<PY1AYH<PY1AYH<CX2SA<7M3TJZ<ZL2BAU<N9PMO<W4JML<N0KFQ<
KB0WSA
Sent: 140105/1655Z 9878@KB0WSA.MO.USA.NA BPQK1.4.57
Jan 5, 1945:
Kamikaze pilots get first order
On this day in 1945, Japanese pilots received the first order to
become kamikaze, meaning "divine wind" in Japanese. The suicidal
blitz of the kamikazes revealed Japan's desperation in the final
months of World War II. Most of Japan's top pilots were dead, but
youngsters needed little training to take planes full of
explosives and crash them into ships. At Okinawa, they sank 30
ships and killed almost 5,000 Americans.
73, K.O. n0kfq
N0KFQ @ KB0WSA.MO.USA.NA
E-mail: kohiggs@gmail.com
Using Outpost Ver 2.8.0 c42
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| |
