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Mysterious markings on Japanese kamikaze flying bomb baffle museum experts
dailymail ^ | 2 January 2014 | Hugo Gye

Posted on 01/02/2014 1:44:59 PM PST by virgil283

"A museum is appealing for experts to help them decipher mysterious codes written on the side of a World War Two kamikaze plane....The model held by the Fleet Air Arm Museum is believed to have been captured by Allied troops in the Pacific....They were fixed to the underside of bomber planes, before being flown up to a height of 12,000ft and released.

The vessels would be piloted by suicide pilots, who aimed for Allied ships and would inevitably die on impact. They could travel unaided for 21 miles, reaching a maximum speed of 475mph. Only 800 of the aircraft were ever made... 'There's a grab handle fixed to the inner wall of the cockpit as acceleration generated by the three solid fuel rockets would have been incredible.'

The name of the plane means 'cherry blossom' in Japanese, and a picture of the flower is painted on its side along with the mysterious symbols...."

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: code; japan; kamikaze; strangemarkings; wwii
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" Ohka 2 aircraft, which were used by the Japanese military towards the end of the war, were deployed on kamikaze missions which killed thousands of Allied sailors.which would have held more than a ton of explosive material. They were fixed to the underside of bomber planes, before being flown up to a height of 12,000ft and released.

The vessels would be piloted by suicide pilots, who aimed for Allied ships and would inevitably die on impact.

They could travel unaided for 21 miles, reaching a maximum speed of 475mph.

Only 800 of the aircraft were ever made.

The name of the plane means 'cherry blossom' in Japanese, and a picture of the flower is painted on its side along with the mysterious symbols.

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2532748/Mysterious-markings-Japanese-kamikaze-flying-bomb-baffle-museum-experts-examine-rare-model-hung-rafters-decades.html#ixzz2pHOXjoVZ

1 posted on 01/02/2014 1:44:59 PM PST by virgil283
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To: virgil283

Hmmm..

When I put it through my universal translator, I get:

“You out of you flukky mind...”


2 posted on 01/02/2014 1:47:10 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Fight Tapinophobia in all its forms! Do not submit to arduus privilege.)
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To: virgil283

Sir, why does my plane have no landing gear?


3 posted on 01/02/2014 1:49:06 PM PST by PGR88
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To: virgil283

I think it reads:”Die Yankee Dog!!!!”


4 posted on 01/02/2014 1:49:07 PM PST by 4yearlurker (Some people say that experts agree!!)
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To: freedumb2003; SunkenCiv; Revolting cat!; JoeProBono; Daffynition

5 posted on 01/02/2014 1:49:47 PM PST by a fool in paradise ("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
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To: virgil283

Bfl


6 posted on 01/02/2014 1:50:25 PM PST by Excellence (All your database are belong to us.)
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To: virgil283

NO ejection seat.

Such a waste of so many young ..


7 posted on 01/02/2014 1:50:47 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: 4yearlurker

Sum ting Wong.
Wi too loe
Not go bahng


8 posted on 01/02/2014 1:51:05 PM PST by Vermont Lt (If you want to keep your dignity, you can keep it. Period........ Just kidding, you can't keep it.)
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To: PGR88
Sir, why does my plane have no landing gear?

You Da Bomb!

9 posted on 01/02/2014 1:51:51 PM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: a fool in paradise

LMAO!


10 posted on 01/02/2014 1:52:24 PM PST by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: virgil283

How do I transfer out of this chickenshit outfit.


11 posted on 01/02/2014 1:53:24 PM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Doing the same thing and expecting different results is called software engineering.)
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To: freedumb2003
When I put it through my universal translator, I get: “You out of you flukky mind...”"

That's what I heard also. This plane was not flown.

13 posted on 01/02/2014 1:55:22 PM PST by ex-snook (God is Love)
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To: virgil283

Hold on tight, dumbass.


14 posted on 01/02/2014 1:55:53 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: virgil283
The torpedo version:


15 posted on 01/02/2014 1:56:05 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: virgil283

One of ‘em says “No Step Here”.


16 posted on 01/02/2014 1:56:30 PM PST by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: virgil283

It says YOLO...


17 posted on 01/02/2014 1:56:35 PM PST by null and void (It is as if they all had one head. Too bad they donÂ’t all have one neck.)
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To: virgil283

Perhaps they could ask some retired kamikaze pilots.

Oh, wait...


18 posted on 01/02/2014 1:57:47 PM PST by muir_redwoods (When I first read it, " Atlas Shrugged" was fiction)
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To: virgil283

Hold ma sake and watch this!


19 posted on 01/02/2014 1:58:05 PM PST by bray ("The Republic of Texas 2022" is coming in Feb)
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To: virgil283
Mysterious markings on Japanese kamikaze flying bomb baffle museum experts


20 posted on 01/02/2014 1:58:33 PM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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