U.S. aircraft carriers in the Sea of Japan. Launch of carrier-based missions to attack Japanese shipping and airfields in World War II. Aircraft readying on carrier deck including F6F Hellcats, TBF Avenger, and SB2C Helldivers. Scenes of attacks by U.S. aircraft on Japanese targets in Tokyo Bay, seen via gun camera footage. U.S. Navy fighter aircraft returning to land on carrier have accidents. One lands but overshoots and runs off the end of the deck and into the ocean, striking another aircraft on the way. Another fighter aircraft is seen landing on a carrier deck but the supplemental fuel tank beneath it detaches and explodes and the plane erupts into flames. The burned pilot is rushed to safety by crews and firefighting crews battle the blaze. Scenes of dead American sailors and airmen being buried at sea.
A Japanese officer in uniform and three Kamikaze pilots in flight gear walk toward the camera during visit to a Shinto Shrine in Chofu, Japan, during World War 2. Trees in the background. The four men bow in unison.
Reenactment depicts four Kamikaze pilots visiting a Shinto shrine in Chofu, Japan during World War II. The four Kamikaze pilots come toward the camera and bow., and then do an about face and walk away. Three are dressed in flying gear. The 4th pilot wears a Class A uniform and carries a sword. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
A World War II reenactment shows four Japanese Kamikaze pilots visit a Shinto Shrine in Chofu, Japan. The Kamikaze pilots visit Shinto Shrine before their final mission. They bow towards the shrine. Three are dressed in flying gear. The 4th is wearing a Class A uniform with sword. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
World War II reenactment of four Japanese Kamikaze pilots stand on a field in Chofu, Japan. Trees in the background. Three are dressed in flying gear. One wears Class A uniform with sword. They bow from the waist in the forest. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
A World War II reenactment showing four Kamikaze pilots in Chofu, Japan. They are dressed in flying gear at the airfield. Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane parked in the background. Men walk on a field. Pilots stand near a table. A commander stands at the other end of the table. Sake or Japanese rice wine placed on the table. One at a time, the pilots step forward and receive a small glass of Sake which they drink as a farewell toast. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
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