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 ...
I know. It was a joke.
Too bad for the family scrap business as the Mosquito was made out of spruce and plywood!
Obviously some d###ed tagger.
The Ohka pilots were referred to as The Thunder God Corps.
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If the faded writing was not grafiti it could be a warning to ground crews like:
Do not step on wings
Be careful of rocket motors
Be careful of warhead
Aircraft attachment points
bflr
You looked simply smashing on Boxing Day in Uncle Gerry's sox! and now we all know how you got them
BTW, the markings translate to (1) "Keep Dirty Side Down, Painted Side Up." (2) Port = Reft, Starboard = Light.
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